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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 78 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from WWU.

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

WWU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WWU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at WWU 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	323

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WWU. This makes it the #492 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from WWU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $46,243. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WWU, about 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

WWU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors	32,870	$78,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,970	$45,600
Financial Managers	13,010	$136,480
Financial Analysts	6,480	$87,590
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,070	$50,860

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.