Accounting at DePaul University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at DePaul University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 228 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from DePaul.

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

DePaul Accounting Degrees Available

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

DePaul Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at DePaul 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 DePaul 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
	28
	39
	57
	64
	87
	90
	102
	154
	281

In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. This makes it the #48 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from DePaul Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $61,704. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 228 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from DePaul. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	98
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

DePaul Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from DePaul. About 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

DePaul 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 DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	314

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality Management
• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics
• 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 IL, the home state for DePaul 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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.