Accounting at McKendree University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if McKendree University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

McKendree is located in Lebanon, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,200. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from McKendree.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

McKendree Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at McKendree

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

McKendree does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

McKendree Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at McKendree compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at McKendree is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	189
Best Value Accounting Schools	811

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from McKendree Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at McKendree is $50,274. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at McKendree

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at McKendree University.

McKendree Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from McKendree in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at McKendree since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at McKendree are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from McKendree University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

McKendree also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for McKendree University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	50,800	$42,520
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,240	$49,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert Lawton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.