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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Washington

10 Colleges
$53,100 Avg Salary
$23,808 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

In 2020-2021, 168 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Accounting Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Washington to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for accounting students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for accounting students. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gonzaga University is a great place for accounting students. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a great place for accounting students. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

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Washington State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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With a ranking of #7, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Western Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in Washington ranking. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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City University of Seattle came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Accounting at Central Washington University Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 893
Oregon 95
Nevada 73
Hawaii 22
Alaska 1

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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