Accounting at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 17,169 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 167 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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

NIU Accounting Degrees Available

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

NIU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at NIU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular Accounting Schools	44
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	71
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	80
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Best Accounting Schools	180
Most Focused Accounting Schools	180
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288

In 2019, 110 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NIU. This makes it the #37 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 167 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from NIU. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NIU 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	108
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NIU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 110 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from NIU in 2018-2019, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from NIU, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	62
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NIU 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 Northern Illinois 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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.