Accounting at Northwestern College

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 Northwestern College stacks up to those at other schools.

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and approximately 1,496 students attend the school each year. Of the 65 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern College in 2021, 13 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.

NWC Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

NWC Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how NWC 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 NWC 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
	210
	221
	246
	386
	429
	648
	659
	695
	812
	847

Accounting Student Demographics at NWC

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

NWC Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from NWC in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at NWC since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NWC 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 Northwestern College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NWC 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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Financial Examiners	1,310	$65,410
Credit Analysts	1,140	$68,680
Business Professors	1,110	$114,450
Budget Analysts	270	$75,100

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.