Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. Of the 2,300 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021, 129 of them were accounting majors.

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 - Madison Accounting Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UW - Madison 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
	14
	18
	27
	38
	69
	89
	1,016

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UW - Madison. This makes it the #39 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 129 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from UW - Madison in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UW - Madison 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	100
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UW - Madison Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 accounting majors earned their master's degree from UW - Madison. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UW - Madison, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	74
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Madison 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Credit Analysts	1,820	$70,550
Financial Examiners	1,360	$76,680
Business Professors	1,210	$104,290
Budget Analysts	870	$72,380

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.