Accounting at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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

GWU Accounting Degrees Available

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

GWU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at GWU 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at George Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	128

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Real Estate
• Hospitality 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Financial Managers	6,900	$166,710
Financial Analysts	3,850	$102,510
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,710	$54,970
Budget Analysts	1,860	$100,510

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 Michiel1972 under License

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