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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Washington and Lee.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Washington and Lee 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Accounting Schools	8
	38
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
	68
Most Focused Accounting Schools	152
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	313
Most Popular Accounting Schools	553
Best Value Accounting Schools	915

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Washington and Lee. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men. 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 30% more men than average.

About 74% 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

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.