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. Of the 3,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2021, 57 of them were accounting majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at GWU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	324
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,046

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in accounting from GWU. This makes it the #75 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 57 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from GWU 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 GWU since its program graduates 8% 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	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GWU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 64 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GWU, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

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	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.