Accounting at Northern Arizona University

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Northern Arizona University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year.

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

NAU Accounting Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

NAU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at NAU 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at NAU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	91

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	23,280	$40,930
Accountants and Auditors	20,030	$69,190
Financial Managers	11,400	$117,620
Financial Analysts	5,330	$78,650
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,830	$42,570

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
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