Accounting at Saint Xavier University

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

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,764. Of the 729 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Xavier University in 2021, 29 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.

SXU Accounting Degrees Available

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

SXU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SXU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at SXU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	246
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	329
	332
Most Focused Accounting Schools	455
	511
Best Accounting Schools	716
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,052

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SXU. This makes it the #402 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from SXU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SXU is $46,537. This is 1% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at SXU

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

SXU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from SXU. About 38% were men and 62% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Saint Xavier University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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

SXU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from SXU in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SXU, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SXU 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
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 IL, the home state for Saint Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	50,800	$42,520
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,240	$49,000

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 Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.