Accounting at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 8,502 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from WIU.

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

WIU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WIU offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WIU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at WIU 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 WIU 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 Online Accounting Schools	70
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	236
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	265
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	274
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	280
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	309
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	582
Most Focused Accounting Schools	593

In 2019, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WIU. This makes it the #280 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WIU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 19 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from WIU, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WIU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WIU 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 Western 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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.