Accounting at University of Northern 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 Northern Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,555 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Iowa in 2021, 84 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.

UNI Accounting Degrees Available

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

UNI Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UNI performed in these rankings.

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 UNI 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 Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	72
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
	128
	176
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	317

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UNI. This makes it the #259 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNI Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $52,695. This is 14% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UNI awarded 84 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	66
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNI Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from UNI in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UNI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UNI, 80% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• General Sales & Marketing
• Construction Management
• Real Estate

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 Northern 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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.