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. In 2021, 7 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Western.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Western performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	679
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,419

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were 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 30% more men than average.

About 71% 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	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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.