Accounting at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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 Johnson & Wales University - Providence stacks up to those at other schools.

JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 5,676. Of the 1,075 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Johnson & Wales University - Providence in 2021, 36 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.

JWU Providence Accounting Degrees Available

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

JWU Providence Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how JWU Providence performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at JWU Providence 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
Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	256
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	284
Most Popular Accounting Schools	567
Most Focused Accounting Associate Degree Schools	780
Most Focused Accounting Schools	794

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in accounting from JWU Providence. This makes it the #413 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of JWU Providence Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at JWU Providence is $48,464. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at JWU Providence

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

JWU Providence Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Johnson & Wales University - Providence with a associate's in accounting.

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

JWU Providence Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at JWU Providence awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at JWU Providence since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

JWU Providence Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from JWU Providence in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• 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 RI, the home state for Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	6,150	$44,120
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Financial Managers	2,580	$145,120
Financial Analysts	1,010	$80,650
Credit Analysts	740	$75,050

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.