Accounting at Saint Xavier University

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

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,764. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from SXU.

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

SXU Accounting Degrees Available

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

SXU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how SXU 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 SXU 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
	281
	293
	314
	315
	428
	472
	481
	637
	823

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SXU. This makes it the #383 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SXU

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

SXU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at SXU awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Saint Xavier University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SXU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from SXU. About 38% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SXU, 63% 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 Saint Xavier University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Other Accounting and Related Services

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 Saint Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Business Professors	4,030	$107,910
Credit Analysts	3,330	$77,800
Financial Examiners	2,120	$102,690
Budget Analysts	1,450	$75,700

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 Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.