Accounting at University of Northwestern - St Paul

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 University of Northwestern - St Paul stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 3,506 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwestern.

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

Northwestern Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Northwestern Accounting Rankings

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

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 Northwestern 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
	306
	371
	382
	480
	520
	560
	626
	709
	885
	1,101

Earnings of Northwestern Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $46,992. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Northwestern. About 30% of these graduates were women and the other 70% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Northwestern 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Northwestern - St Paul. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	23

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• 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 MN, the home state for University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,110	$44,210
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Financial Managers	15,610	$133,970
Financial Analysts	6,320	$93,160
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,550	$50,570

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.