Accounting at Roger Williams University

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Roger Williams University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 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.

RWU Accounting Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

RWU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at RWU 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 RWU

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

RWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at RWU since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at RWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Roger Williams University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	29

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 Roger Williams University.

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
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