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Accounting at William Rainey Harper College

Accounting at William Rainey Harper College

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

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199.

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

Harper College Accounting Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Harper College Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Harper College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at William Rainey Harper College.

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at William Rainey Harper College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 William Rainey Harper College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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