Accounting at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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

JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,360. In 2019, 49 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from JWU Providence.

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

JWU Providence Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

JWU Providence Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at JWU Providence 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	430
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	612
Best Accounting Schools	696
Most Focused Accounting Schools	868

Accounting Student Demographics at JWU Providence

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

JWU Providence Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 49 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from JWU Providence. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at JWU Providence are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Johnson & Wales University - Providence with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

JWU Providence also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 RI, the home state for Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Credit Analysts	740	$75,050
Business Professors	400	$127,400
Financial Examiners	380	$89,470
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	330	$72,190

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.