Accounting at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 12,450 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 54 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UW.

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 Accounting Degrees Available

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

UW Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UW 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 UW 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	247
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284
Most Popular Accounting Schools	340
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	361
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	413
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	421
Best Accounting Schools	494
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	718
Most Focused Accounting Schools	844

In 2019, 11 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UW. This makes it the #361 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 54 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UW 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 University of Wyoming with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	43
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from UW in 2018-2019, 73% were men and 27% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UW, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Accountants and Auditors	1,810	$66,180
Business Professors	120	$86,640
Budget Analysts	120	$68,630
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	60	$57,100
Credit Analysts	50	$57,460

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.