Accounting at George Washington University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 28,172 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from GWU.

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

GWU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

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.

GWU does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

GWU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at GWU 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 GWU 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
Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	66
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	263

In 2019, 81 students received their master’s degree in accounting from GWU. This makes it the #67 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 73 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from GWU, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

GWU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 81 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from GWU, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Budget Analysts	1,860	$100,510
Business Professors	640	$115,320
Financial Examiners	610	$157,860
Credit Analysts	250	$108,420

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.