Accounting at Western Governors University

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

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866. In 2021, 1,183 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from WGU.

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

WGU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at WGU 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 WGU 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
	1
	1
	1
	1
	3
	5
	24
	60
	99
	124
	131
	157
	213
	280
	416
	443

In 2021, 331 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WGU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,183 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from WGU. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WGU 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 Western Governors University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	884
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	149

WGU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WGU, 67% 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 Western Governors University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	222
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

WGU 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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,840	$49,680
Business Professors	770	$96,460
Credit Analysts	660	$68,920
Financial Examiners	570	$71,220

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.