Accounting at Highline College

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

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 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.

Highline Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Highline Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Highline College with a associate's in accounting.

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business Administration & Management
• Hospitality Management
• International Business
• 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 Highline College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.