Accounting at Washington University in St Louis

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 University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL Accounting Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at WUSTL 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 WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WUSTL 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 University in St Louis with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WUSTL Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	76

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29,760	$38,340
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Managers	7,630	$136,520
Financial Analysts	4,280	$91,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,770	$39,640

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.