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Accounting at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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

Northwestern Accounting Rankings

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Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Northwestern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 Northwestern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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