Accounting at University of Northwestern - St Paul

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 University of Northwestern - St Paul stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,623. Of the 104 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northwestern - St Paul in 2019, 18 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.

Northwestern Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Northwestern Accounting Rankings

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

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 Northwestern 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
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297
Best Accounting Schools	339
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	550
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	597
Most Popular Accounting Schools	801
Most Focused Accounting Schools	807

Accounting Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Northwestern, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Northwestern 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northwestern 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 MN, the home state for University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Credit Analysts	2,300	$81,070
Financial Examiners	1,720	$91,530
Business Professors	1,360	$105,380
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,080	$64,700

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.