Accounting at Western Colorado 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 Western Colorado University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203.

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 Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Western Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Western 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

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

Western Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% 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 since its program graduates 41% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	7

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Accountants and Auditors	36,290	$82,320
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	27,560	$42,830
Financial Managers	7,520	$163,740
Financial Analysts	3,770	$109,120
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,060	$49,980

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.