Accounting at Gonzaga University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Gonzaga University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 7,295.

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

Gonzaga Accounting Degrees Available

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

Gonzaga Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Gonzaga 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Gonzaga

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

Gonzaga Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Gonzaga since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Gonzaga are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Gonzaga Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Gonzaga does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Gonzaga, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gonzaga University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	95

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 Gonzaga 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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.