Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UWM.

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

UWM Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

UWM Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UWM 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 UWM 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
	206
	269
	364
	885

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UWM Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWM is $46,130. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UWM awarded 73 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 66% of these degrees went to men with the other 34% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UWM since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UWM 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 - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	55
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UWM 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	73

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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 - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,260	$37,910
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Financial Managers	7,420	$134,850
Financial Analysts	4,190	$81,000
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,410	$44,590

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.