Accounting at University of North Dakota

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what University of North Dakota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,847 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UND.

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

UND Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UND

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UND does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UND Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UND 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 UND 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 Master’s Degree Schools	88
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Best Accounting Schools	155
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
Most Popular Accounting Schools	272
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	332
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	396
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	621
Most Focused Accounting Schools	738

In 2019, 14 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UND. This makes it the #332 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UND

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

UND Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 68 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from UND. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UND since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UND 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 North Dakota with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UND Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in accounting from UND. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UND, 86% 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 University of North Dakota with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Accounting and Finance

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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Accountants and Auditors	3,480	$61,870
Financial Examiners	170	$75,770
Business Professors	160	$96,910
Credit Analysts	140	$65,200
Budget Analysts	110	$70,030

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 MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.