Put your faith to work. Whether you’re headed to Wall Street or Main Street, studying business at Northwestern will prepare you for more than bottom-line success. You’ll be ready to make wise use of the resources God has given you. Business is the largest academic program at Northwestern College. Explore our programs:
- Accounting
- Business administration (agricultural business, finance, international business, management and marketing)
- Business education
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership studies
- Nonprofit management
- Public relations
- Social enterprise
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- Business and economics fact sheet
Faculty
Northwestern’s business and economics faculty have real-world experience with accounting, international economics and socially responsible business and entrepreneurial initiatives. They teach here because they are dedicated to preparing professionals whose faith guides their work, leadership, investing and decision-making. Explore faculty
Proven success
| Top CPA scores | Northwestern accounting students consistently achieve top scores and pass rates on the CPA exam. So far, 2017 was our best showing: Our students had an 89.3% pass-rate, the best in Iowa and #2 in the nation. |
| Top 10 | Northwestern is included among the top 10 economics programs in the state of Iowa by the career website Zippia.com. |
| Top 5% | Over the past years, seniors competing in the international Business Strategy Game as part of their senior capstone class have been consistently successful, with teams finishing in the top 5% of 6,500 teams competing around the globe. |
