Accounting at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and approximately 14,769 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Wilmington University.

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

Wilmington University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington University

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Wilmington University does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Wilmington University Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Wilmington University 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 Wilmington University 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
	17
	54
	74
	175
	279
	342
	400
	490
	938
	944

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Wilmington University. This makes it the #189 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Wilmington University in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Wilmington University 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 Wilmington University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wilmington University Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 26 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wilmington University, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Wilmington University, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wilmington University also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting and Finance
• Accounting and Business/Management

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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Accountants and Auditors	5,600	$78,120
Credit Analysts	1,230	$68,010
Financial Examiners	660	$85,610
Budget Analysts	130	$72,490

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 Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.