Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and approximately 11,989 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UW - Whitewater.

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 - Whitewater Accounting Degrees Available

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

UW - Whitewater Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UW - Whitewater 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
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
	191
	255
Best Value Accounting Schools	258
Most Focused Accounting Schools	299

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UW - Whitewater. This makes it the #269 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UW - Whitewater Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Whitewater is $54,237. 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 - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 131 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Whitewater, about 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Whitewater since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	111
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UW - Whitewater Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UW - Whitewater does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UW - Whitewater, 84% 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 - Whitewater with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Whitewater 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
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Construction Management
• Human Resource 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 - Whitewater.

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 Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.