Accounting at Washington & Jefferson College

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

W&J is located in Washington, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,357. In 2019, 30 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from W&J.

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

W&J Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

W&J Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at W&J 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 Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Focused Accounting Schools	66
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Best Accounting Schools	98
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	445
Most Popular Accounting Schools	582

Accounting Student Demographics at W&J

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Washington & Jefferson College.

W&J Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from W&J in 2018-2019, 77% were men and 23% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at W&J since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at W&J 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 Washington & Jefferson College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

W&J 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 PA, the home state for Washington & Jefferson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,360	$48,580
Credit Analysts	2,330	$80,710
Financial Examiners	1,530	$91,850

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 Mgardzina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.