Accounting at Illinois Wesleyan University

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 Illinois Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,636. Of the 115 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2021, 22 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.

Illinois Wesleyan Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Illinois Wesleyan Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan 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
	20
	21
	32
	54
	68
	211
	482
	530
	912
	959

Earnings of Illinois Wesleyan Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois Wesleyan is $61,838. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 34% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Illinois Wesleyan

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

Illinois Wesleyan Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan. Of these graduates, 77% were men and 23% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois Wesleyan since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Illinois Wesleyan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	22

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 Illinois Wesleyan 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 Republicofjosh01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.