Accounting at Weber State University

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

WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and approximately 28,247 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 67 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from WSU.

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

WSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WSU Accounting Rankings

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

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 WSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233
Most Popular Accounting Schools	290
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	388
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	601
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	876
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,071

In 2019, 10 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WSU. This makes it the #373 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 67 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from WSU in 2019, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WSU 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 Weber State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WSU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 10 accounting majors earned their master's degree from WSU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. WSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WSU, 60% 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 Weber State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WSU 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 UT, the home state for Weber State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,840	$49,680
Business Professors	770	$96,460
Credit Analysts	660	$68,920
Financial Examiners	570	$71,220

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 D.fletcher4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.