Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 15,314. Of the 1,804 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh in 2021, 30 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.

UW Oshkosh Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

UW Oshkosh Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UW Oshkosh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Oshkosh 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 Value Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	120
Best Accounting Schools	264
Best Value Accounting Schools	265

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UW Oshkosh Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Oshkosh is $53,972. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UW Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UW Oshkosh awarded 30 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 UW Oshkosh since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UW Oshkosh 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 - Oshkosh with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.

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 Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.