Accounting at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,354 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 83 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Tacoma.

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

UW Tacoma Accounting Degrees Available

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

UW Tacoma Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UW Tacoma performed in these rankings.

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 UW Tacoma 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 Master’s Degree Schools	58
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Best Accounting Schools	127
Most Focused Accounting Schools	160
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	163
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191
Most Popular Accounting Schools	203
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	219

In 2019, 26 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UW Tacoma. This makes it the #219 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	38
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW Tacoma Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from UW Tacoma in 2019, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UW Tacoma, 54% 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 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Tacoma 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 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.