Accounting at Upper Iowa University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Upper Iowa University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and has a total student population of 3,610. In 2021, 71 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UIU.

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

UIU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UIU offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UIU Accounting Rankings

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

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 UIU 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
	77
	77
	189
	191
	234
	247
	409
	629

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UIU. This makes it the #305 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UIU

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

UIU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIU, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UIU 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 Upper Iowa University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UIU. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UIU, 73% 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 Upper Iowa University with a master's in accounting.

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

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

Related Majors

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 Upper Iowa University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Financial Examiners	1,310	$65,410
Credit Analysts	1,140	$68,680
Business Professors	1,110	$114,450
Budget Analysts	270	$75,100

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 SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.