Accounting at Grand View University

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

Grand View University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,874. Of the 162 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand View University in 2021, 26 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.

Grand View University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Grand View University Accounting Rankings

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

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 Grand View University 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
	10
	42
	46
	47
	64
	303
	360
	364
	456
	477
	516
	546
	795

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Grand View University Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Grand View University is $49,034. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Grand View University

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

Grand View University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Grand View University, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Grand View University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand View University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	26

Related Majors

• Business/Corporate Communications
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & 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 Grand View University.

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.