Accounting at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UW Tacoma.

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 Tacoma Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

UW Tacoma Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UW Tacoma 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
	57
	69
	111
	138
	149
	236
	273
	308
	408
	844

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UW Tacoma Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Tacoma is $52,825. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW Tacoma. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Tacoma since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UW Tacoma 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 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	96

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors	32,870	$78,970
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,970	$45,600
Financial Managers	13,010	$136,480
Financial Analysts	6,480	$87,590
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,070	$50,860

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.