Accounting at Central Washington University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Central Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from CWU.

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

CWU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

CWU does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CWU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at CWU 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
	12
	77
	77
	132
	472

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in accounting from CWU. This is the #473 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from CWU. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	55
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

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

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 Central 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.