Accounting at Roger Williams University

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. Of the 956 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Roger Williams University in 2021, 29 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.

RWU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

RWU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	387
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	433
Best Accounting Schools	484

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from RWU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at RWU is $59,912. This is 29% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from RWU in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 93% 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	0
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• International Business
• Construction Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & 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 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
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.