Accounting at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 72 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgetown.

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

Georgetown Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Georgetown Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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
	6
	213
	448
	930

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Georgetown Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgetown is $77,441. This is 67% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Georgetown. Of these graduates, 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 Georgetown since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	44
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgetown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	72

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• International Business

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Financial Managers	6,900	$166,710
Financial Analysts	3,850	$102,510
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,710	$54,970
Budget Analysts	1,860	$100,510

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.