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
89% of our 2020 graduates were employed before graduation - 100% found work six months after graduation.
$77,250
The median salary for an accountant is $77,250, nationally.
U.S. bureau of labor statistics, 2021
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! 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
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!