Accounting at Washington State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Washington State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159. Of the 1,518 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University in 2021, 219 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.

Wazzu Accounting Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Wazzu performed in these rankings.

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 Wazzu 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
	3
	4
	6
	173
	212
	222
	298
	327
	452

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in accounting from Wazzu. This is the #453 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 219 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wazzu, about 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	141
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Wazzu Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in accounting from Wazzu.

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

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

Wazzu also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 3 students 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 Washington State 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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.