Accounting at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 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.

WWU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WWU Accounting Rankings

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 Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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
Business Professors	1,350	$90,100
Credit Analysts	1,310	$76,500
Budget Analysts	1,040	$76,210
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,000	$65,170

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.