Accounting at Benedictine University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Benedictine University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,940. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Benedictine U.

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

Benedictine U Accounting Degrees Available

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

Benedictine U Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Benedictine U 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 Benedictine U 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
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	361
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	371
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	461
Best Accounting Schools	540
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	799

In 2019, 11 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Benedictine U. This makes it the #361 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 29 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Benedictine U. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Benedictine U since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Benedictine University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Benedictine U Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 11 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Benedictine U. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Benedictine U also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 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 IL, the home state for Benedictine 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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.