Accounting Careers
Money Talks
Your degree means you'll understand the financial aspects of the whole company.
Most of our graduates find lucrative, rewarding jobs as accountants. But your degree is a perfect stepping stone into other parts of business too. Want to become an accountant for a nonprofit, small business or corporate firm? Start a business? Work your way up the ladder of an organization? Whatever you want to do, your degree can help you get there.
You're wanted
70% of our 2024 graduates were employed before graduation - 100% found work six months after graduation.
$83,680
The median salary for an accountant is $83,680, nationally.
U.S. bureau of labor statistics, 2026
Careers
Northeast Wisconsin is rich in opportunities for business-minded professionals like you.
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Countless Options
A shortage of accountants in a business-rich region means companies are often chasing after you instead of the other way around! The 2024 graduate employment rate of our accounting majors was 80.8% with 7.7% pursuing graduate school. The average starting salary reported in our First Destination Survey is $58,559. Past graduates have landed jobs at organizations like:
- CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
- Green Bay Packers
- Baker Tilly
- Schreiber Foods
- Wipfli LLP
- Hawkins Ash
- Treehouse Foods
- Liberty Healthcare Management
- Deloitte
- North Country Christmas
- Jackson-Hewitt Tax Service
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue
What Professionals in Accounting Do
Finding your career path after graduation is easier when you have some ideas of what to do. Here are some example jobs previous UW-Green Bay accounting graduates reported:
- Accountant
- Accounting Specialist or Manager
- Plant Accountant
- Financial Accountant
Meet a
Phoenix
"The professors push you to know what you're doing. They don't want you to memorize things. They want you to learn what you're doing... I think that's a huge part when you actually get into the workforce. You know what you're doing instead of being able just to memorize things for a week."
Owen Simonar '24
Staff Accountant at Uphill CPA Firm
Need Career Support?
It would be a great calculated move to talk to Gary Christens if you have any questions about careers in accounting!