Accounting at Roger Williams University

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,860 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 38 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from RWU.

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

RWU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

RWU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at RWU 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 RWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Accounting Schools	103
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
Most Focused Accounting Schools	485
Most Popular Accounting Schools	497

Accounting Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

RWU 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.