Accounting at Western Governors University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

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

WGU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WGU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at WGU 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 WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WGU 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 Western Governors University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	892
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	212

WGU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WGU, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	253
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Western Governors University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Governors University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	1,514

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• 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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	14,070	$39,170
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Financial Managers	6,900	$110,750
Financial Analysts	2,900	$78,510
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,840	$49,680

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.