Accounting at University of Wyoming

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 Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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 Accounting Degrees Available

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

UW Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UW 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 UW

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

UW Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UW Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UW, 85% 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 Wyoming with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at University of Wyoming. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	60

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,980	$38,870
Accountants and Auditors	1,810	$66,180
Financial Managers	680	$116,920
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	160	$44,470
Business Professors	120	$86,640

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.