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Undergraduate Accounting at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

264 Total Degrees Awarded
1 Award Levels Offered
#1 Best Rank — Bachelor's
$80,736 Bachelor's Salary

Here is an overview of this program at Illinois. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 30 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Illinois Undergraduate Accounting Rankings

#4 in the U.S.
#1 in Illinois
#2 in the Great Lakes Region

College Factual ranks Illinois as a strong choice for accounting, placing at #4 out of 1,049 schools nationally.

Ranking Rank
Best Accounting Schools 4 of 1,049
Best Accounting Schools in Illinois 1 of 34
Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Region 2 of 167

Undergraduate Accounting Degrees at Illinois

The following degree levels are granted in accounting at Illinois, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s 264
Graduate Certificate 8

Illinois Accounting Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign awarded 264 bachelor’s degrees in accounting.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Illinois is among the very best schools in the country for accounting at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 30 schools by College Factual.

Ranking Rank
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois 1
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 2
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3

Salary of Accounting Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$80,736 Bachelor's Median Salary

Accounting students who finish a bachelor’s at Illinois go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $80,736 a year. This is lower than $91,048, the median for all majors at Illinois.

Salary for Accounting majors with a bachelor's degree at Illinois

Student Debt of Accounting Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$20,500 Bachelor's Median Debt

To complete a bachelor’s at Illinois, accounting graduates take on a median debt of $20,500 in student loans. This is below $20,796, the typical median for all majors at Illinois.

Student debt for Accounting majors with a bachelor's degree at Illinois

Illinois Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$18,267 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,500 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $12,254 $36,804
Fees $3,292 $3,292

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Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of accounting bachelor’s degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Illinois gender breakdown of Accounting Bachelor's degree grads The largest share of accounting bachelor’s degree graduates at Illinois were White. Approximately 45% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s in accounting.

Ethnic diversity of Accounting majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 59
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 120
Non-Resident Aliens 44
Other Races 11

Graduate Study in Accounting at Illinois

This program is also offered at the graduate level at Illinois. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level Annual Graduates
Graduate Certificate Degrees in Accounting 8

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