Accounting at Western Colorado University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 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 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

17% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

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
Business Professors	1,540	$85,570
Credit Analysts	1,370	$76,870
Financial Examiners	1,320	$82,380
Budget Analysts	1,020	$83,060

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
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