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Accounting at Waukesha County Technical College

If you plan to study Accounting, consider the program at Waukesha County Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Waukesha County Technical College is located in Pewaukee, WI.

During the most recent reporting year, 44 accounting degrees were awarded at Waukesha County Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Waukesha County Technical College

Many students take online classes at Waukesha County Technical College. Among 8,367 students, 503 (6%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,326 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Waukesha County Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Waukesha County Technical College’s Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Wisconsin	#4 of 36
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#12 of 36
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#35 of 181
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#40 of 181
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#238 of 1,145
Best Value	Nationwide	#250 of 1,141

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Waukesha County Technical College

Those who finish Waukesha County Technical College’s Accounting program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$35,132
2 years	$37,424
3 years	$38,521
4 years	$48,300
5 years	$54,658

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Waukesha County Technical College report median earnings of $48,300, compared with $50,537 for all Waukesha County Technical College graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Accounting graduates from Waukesha County Technical College stands at $22,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Accounting graduates at Waukesha County Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at Waukesha County Technical College are 57% women (25) and 43% men (19).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Waukesha County Technical College

Of the 17 associate’s accounting graduates at Waukesha County Technical College, 59% were women (10) and 41% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Waukesha County Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 6% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Waukesha County Technical College, below the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Waukesha County Technical College

This Accounting program at Waukesha County Technical College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	17
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	27

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at Waukesha County Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.