Accounting at Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,289 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University in 2021, 3 of them were accounting majors.

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

NKU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

NKU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at NKU 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 NKU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	91
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	91
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	120
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	210
	304
Best Accounting Schools	549
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,017

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NKU. This makes it the #282 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from NKU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $47,770. This is 3% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from NKU in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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

NKU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from NKU in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from NKU, 94% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Business/Corporate Communications
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,450	$37,950
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Financial Managers	6,190	$114,420
Financial Analysts	1,710	$69,830
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,620	$41,290

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.