Accounting at Western New England University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Western New England University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,673 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.

Western New England Accounting Degrees Available

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

Western New England Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Western New England 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 Western New England

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

Western New England Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Western New England since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Western New England 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 New England University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western New England Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Western New England does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Western New England, 90% 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 New England University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Western New England University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	52

Related Majors

• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• 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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	45,570	$47,020
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.