Accounting at Marquette University

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

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 11,550 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 85 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Marquette.

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

Marquette Accounting Degrees Available

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

Marquette Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Marquette 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 Marquette 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
	29
	34
	39
	93
	97
	166
	433
	461
	748
	792

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Marquette. This makes it the #320 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Marquette Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Marquette is $60,290. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 30% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Marquette since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Marquette 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 Marquette University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	64
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marquette Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Marquette. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Marquette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Marquette, 87% 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 Marquette University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marquette 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 Marquette University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marquette University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	100

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,260	$37,910
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Financial Managers	7,420	$134,850
Financial Analysts	4,190	$81,000
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,410	$44,590

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.