Accounting at University of Iowa

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 University of Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Iowa.

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

Iowa Accounting Degrees Available

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

Iowa Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Iowa 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
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	270
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,089

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Iowa. This makes it the #101 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Iowa Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $56,188. This is 21% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	109
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Iowa Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Iowa awarded 50 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Iowa, 84% 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 University of Iowa with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• International Business
• Insurance
• Hospitality Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,780	$38,900
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Financial Managers	8,630	$114,620
Financial Analysts	2,410	$83,230
Financial Examiners	1,310	$65,410

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.