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Accountancy

Accountancy Major at NIU

checkmarkAcademic Quality

  • NIU Accountancy has been consistently ranked among the elite accountancy programs in the nation for more than 20 years. We're currently ranked #23 by U.S. News and World Report and #13 nationally in The Public Accounting Report's Annual Professors Survey.
  • NIU accountancy students' performance on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam has ranked among the best in the nation for three decades. NIU students placed 12th out of more than 2,000 institutions and first among all Illinois institutions on the 2007 CPA exam (the most recent results available).

checkmarkHands-on Learning

  • Our strong internship program provides valuable career experience with employers such as Abbott Laboratories, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Caterpillar, Kraft Foods, and ServiceMaster Company.
  • You'll also learn hands-on via case studies, mock audits, visits to corporations and firms, alumni speakers, and participation in accountancy student organizations. Our classes emphasize problem solving, group projects, and team building.

checkmarkFantastic Faculty

  • Our faculty know students by name, take an active role in their development as professionals while at NIU, and continue their relationships long after graduation.
  • All junior and senior level courses required for the Accountancy degree are taught by faculty with doctorate degrees or with outstanding significant levels of professional experience
  • Accountancy faculty are known worldwide for their textbooks and teaching excellence. Our faculty members have won numerous teaching awards and have held many prestigious offices in professional accountancy organizations.

checkmarkAwesome Outcomes - Your Future Success

  • Employers recruiting NIU accountancy majors on campus include Ernst & Young, Harris Bank Corporation, Hormel Foods, John Deere, KPMG, Motorola, PepsiAmericas, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sherwin-Williams, and Siemens Building Technologies.
  • Positions held by very recent NIU graduates include Corporate Auditor, Staff Accountant, Controller, Tax Accountant, Cost Analyst, and Corporate Auditor.
  • We provide a complete academic/career planning package including undergraduate and graduate degrees, an exceptional CPA review course, accountancy careers course, mock interviews, resume reviews, and Meet the Firm Night.

checkmarkNIU Value - Count on it

  • The NIU College of Business is accredited as one of the top business schools worldwide and is nationally ranked by BusinessWeek and U.S. News and World Report.
  • NIU Accountancy offers nationally acclaimed academic excellence with one of the most reasonable tuition rates in the state.
  • Barsema Hall, home of the College of Business, is an amazing facility filled with corporate-level technology.
  • Our close ties to the Chicago area business community provide world-class educational and employment opportunities.