Accounting at DePaul University

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 DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 22,437 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 247 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from DePaul.

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

DePaul Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at DePaul

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

DePaul does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

DePaul Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul 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 DePaul 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	98
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	112
Most Focused Accounting Schools	168
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225

In 2019, 114 students received their master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. This makes it the #35 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 247 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from DePaul in 2018-2019, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at DePaul are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	131
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

DePaul Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 114 accounting majors earned their master's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

DePaul also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Auditing

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 DePaul 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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.