Accounting at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 12,342 students attend the school each year. Of the 748 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2019, 139 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.

CWU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

CWU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 CWU 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
Most Popular Accounting Schools	154
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Most Focused Accounting Schools	302
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	476
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	476
Best Accounting Schools	488

In 2019, 0 student received their master’s degree in accounting from CWU. This is the #476 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 139 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from CWU in 2018-2019, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	57
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

CWU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 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 WA, the home state for Central Washington 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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.