Accounting at Benedictine University

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

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and approximately 3,779 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Benedictine U.

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

Benedictine U Accounting Degrees Available

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

Benedictine U Accounting Rankings

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

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 Benedictine U 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
	427
	462
	605

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Benedictine U. This makes it the #435 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Benedictine U Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Benedictine U is $50,256. This is 9% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Benedictine U awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Benedictine U since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Benedictine U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Benedictine University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Benedictine U Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Benedictine U in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Benedictine U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Benedictine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	25

Related Majors

• International Business
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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 Benedictine 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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.