Accounting at University of Wyoming

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at University of Wyoming. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

UW Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at UW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UW does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in accounting from UW. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UW, 71% 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 University of Wyoming with a master'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

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,980	$38,870
Accountants and Auditors	1,810	$66,180
Financial Managers	680	$116,920
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	160	$44,470
Business Professors	120	$86,640

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.