Accounting at Washington & Jefferson College

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Washington & Jefferson College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

W&J is located in Washington, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,167 students attend the school each year.

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

W&J Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

W&J Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at W&J 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 W&J

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Washington & Jefferson College.

W&J Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at W&J since its program graduates 34% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at W&J 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 Washington & Jefferson College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington & Jefferson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	11

Related Majors

• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 PA, the home state for Washington & Jefferson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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 Mgardzina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.