Accounting at Nebraska Wesleyan University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Nebraska Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,924. In 2021, 9 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from NWU.

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

NWU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

NWU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at NWU 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 NWU 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 Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	635
	735
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	798
	1,033
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,407

Accounting Student Demographics at NWU

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

NWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from NWU in 2021, 89% were men and 11% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at NWU since its program graduates 47% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• International Business
• General Business/Commerce

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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	10,450	$37,850
Accountants and Auditors	8,170	$67,920
Financial Managers	3,340	$113,910
Financial Analysts	1,340	$70,740
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	950	$41,750

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.