Accounting at Eastern Washington University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Eastern Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from EWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

EWU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

EWU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at EWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at EWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
	395
	722

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in accounting from EWU. This makes it the #159 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of EWU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at EWU is $49,862. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at EWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Eastern Washington University.

EWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 85 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from EWU in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at EWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

EWU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 34 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EWU, about 32% were men and 68% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from EWU, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

EWU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors	32,870	$78,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,970	$45,600
Financial Managers	13,010	$136,480
Financial Analysts	6,480	$87,590
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,070	$50,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.