Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

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 Wisconsin - Parkside stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and approximately 4,452 students attend the school each year. Of the 201 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Parkside in 2021, 33 of them were accounting majors.

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

UW - Parkside Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

UW - Parkside Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UW - Parkside compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UW - Parkside 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
	102
	263
	339
	347
	354
	403
	421
	527
	634
	697

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UW - Parkside Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Parkside is $47,682. This is 3% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UW - Parkside

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

UW - Parkside Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW - Parkside. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Parkside since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 University of Wisconsin - Parkside with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Parkside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	33

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Parkside.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,260	$37,910
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Financial Managers	7,420	$134,850
Financial Analysts	4,190	$81,000
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,410	$44,590

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.