Accounting at Rockford University

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

Rockford is located in Rockford, Illinois and approximately 1,272 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Rockford.

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

Rockford Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Rockford Accounting Rankings

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

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 Rockford 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
	253
	478
	479
	600
	608
	680
	695
	741
	1,167
	1,306

Accounting Student Demographics at Rockford

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

Rockford Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Rockford awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Rockford since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rockford University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	11

Related Majors

• 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 Rockford 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.