Accounting at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 138 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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

NIU Accounting Degrees Available

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

NIU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at NIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at NIU 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
	82
	83
	117
	137
	159
	163
	200
	281
	288
	425
	560

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NIU. This makes it the #282 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from NIU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $53,726. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from NIU. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	80
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NIU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from NIU in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from NIU, 72% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NIU 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 Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	156

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois 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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.