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. In 2021, 33 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from WUSTL.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at WUSTL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	4
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	300
Most Popular Accounting Schools	346

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WUSTL. This makes it the #123 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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, 58% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% 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 16% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WUSTL are white. This is typical 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	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WUSTL Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at WUSTL awarded 43 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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.