Accounting at University of Northwestern - St Paul

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if University of Northwestern - St Paul is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,506. Of the 697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northwestern - St Paul in 2021, 23 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.

Northwestern Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Northwestern Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Northwestern 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 Northwestern 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	306
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	520
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	626
Most Popular Accounting Schools	885

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Northwestern Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $46,992. This is 2% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Northwestern Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Northwestern awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Northwestern 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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 MN, the home state for University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,110	$44,210
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Financial Managers	15,610	$133,970
Financial Analysts	6,320	$93,160
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,550	$50,570

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
• Image Credit: By Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

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