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General Accounting at Northwestern College

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Accounting, take a look at what Northwestern College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern College sits in Orange City, IA.

During the most recent reporting year, 14 general accounting degrees were awarded at Northwestern College.

Studying Online at Northwestern College

Distance learning is available at Northwestern College. Of 1,705 students, 583 (34%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 266 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for General Accounting graduates at Northwestern College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, General Accounting graduates at Northwestern College are 36% women (5) and 64% men (9).

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Northwestern College

Of the 14 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at Northwestern College, 36% were women (5) and 64% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Northwestern College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 7% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Northwestern College, lower than the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the General Accounting program at Northwestern College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,576
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.