Accounting at Dominican University

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

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189. Of the 140 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dominican University in 2021, 20 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.

Dominican U Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Dominican U

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Dominican U does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Dominican U Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Dominican U 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 Dominican 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
	311
	315
	316
	405
	419
	439
	440
	444
	480
	532
	545
	583
	636
	671
	823

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Dominican U. This makes it the #440 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Dominican U, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Dominican U since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Dominican University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dominican U Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 3 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Dominican U, about 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Dominican U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 54% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Dominican U, 67% 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 Dominican University with a master's in accounting.

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

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

Related Majors

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 Dominican University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Business Professors	4,030	$107,910
Credit Analysts	3,330	$77,800
Financial Examiners	2,120	$102,690
Budget Analysts	1,450	$75,700

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 HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.