Accounting at Benedictine University

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

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,779. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

Benedictine U Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Benedictine U Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Benedictine U. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Benedictine U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management

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 Benedictine University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	50,800	$42,520
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,240	$49,000

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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.