Accounting at Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 14,764 students attend the school each year. Of the 562 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University in 2019, 52 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.

NKU Accounting Degrees Available

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

NKU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at NKU 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 NKU 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 Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	313
Most Popular Accounting Schools	325
Best Accounting Schools	575
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	696
Most Focused Accounting Schools	750

In 2019, 16 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NKU. This makes it the #313 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 16 accounting majors earned their master's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from NKU, 88% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,570	$48,540
Budget Analysts	930	$57,310
Credit Analysts	750	$75,160
Business Professors	630	$85,970

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.