Accounting at Washington and Lee University

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 Washington and Lee University stacks up to those at other schools.

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 2,183 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.

Washington and Lee Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Washington and Lee Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee

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

Washington and Lee Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Washington and Lee since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Washington and Lee 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 and Lee University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington and Lee University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	46

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for Washington and Lee University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	41,690	$43,140
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Financial Managers	15,180	$164,030
Financial Analysts	8,550	$97,990
Budget Analysts	3,730	$91,000

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 User:BlueGold73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.