Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UW - Madison.

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

UW - Madison Accounting Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison 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 Schools	28
Best Value Accounting Schools	480
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,013

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UW - Madison. This makes it the #42 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UW - Madison Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Madison is $61,605. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UW - Madison 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	100
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UW - Madison Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 90 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Madison, about 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UW - Madison, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	74
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Madison 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
• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,260	$37,910
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Financial Managers	7,420	$134,850
Financial Analysts	4,190	$81,000
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,410	$44,590

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.