Accounting at Marquette University

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

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 11,550 students attend the school each year.

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

Marquette Accounting Degrees Available

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

Marquette Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Marquette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Marquette, 80% 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 Marquette University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Marquette University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	15

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & 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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,260	$37,910
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Financial Managers	7,420	$134,850
Financial Analysts	4,190	$81,000
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,410	$44,590

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.