Accounting at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. In 2021, 84 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UNI.

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

UNI Accounting Degrees Available

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

UNI Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UNI 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 UNI 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
	72
	93
	123
	128
	171
	176
	317
	325
	565

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UNI. This makes it the #259 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UNI Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $52,695. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 84 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from UNI in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	66
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNI Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from UNI in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UNI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UNI, 80% 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 University of Northern Iowa with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNI 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Northern Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	104

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• General Sales & Marketing
• Construction Management
• Real Estate

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 University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,780	$38,900
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Financial Managers	8,630	$114,620
Financial Analysts	2,410	$83,230
Financial Examiners	1,310	$65,410

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.