Accounting at Northwest Missouri State University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

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

Northwest Accounting Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Northwest Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Northwest 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 Northwest

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

Northwest Accounting Bachelor’s Program

31% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwest since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwest Missouri State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	29

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29,760	$38,340
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Managers	7,630	$136,520
Financial Analysts	4,280	$91,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,770	$39,640

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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