Accounting at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150. In 2021, 32 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Widener.

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

Widener Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Widener Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Widener 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 Widener 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
	285
	325
	401
	804
	816

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in accounting from Widener. This is the #473 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Widener awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Widener since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Widener 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Widener 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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,360	$48,580
Credit Analysts	2,330	$80,710
Financial Examiners	1,530	$91,850

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

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