by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Illinois Wesleyan University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for accounting majors, Illinois Wesleyan came in at #36. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Illinois Wesleyan.
Part-time undergraduates at Illinois Wesleyan paid an average of $1,598 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,132 | $51,132 |
| Fees | $204 | $204 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,840 | $11,840 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,700 | $1,700 |
Learn more about Illinois Wesleyan tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Illinois Wesleyan in Accounting walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $26,527.
accounting who receive their bachelor’s degree from Illinois Wesleyan make an average of $63,799 a year during the early days of their career. That is 42% higher than the national average of $44,879.
Online degrees for the Illinois Wesleyan accounting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Illinois Wesleyan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.9% of the accounting students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.4%.
Around 20.5% of accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Illinois Wesleyan in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 32 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 44 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 39 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 10 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 19 |
| International Business | 2 |
| Marketing | 18 |
*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.
