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Accounting at Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College graduates about 21 accounting majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 315th of 723 schools we score for accounting, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $84,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally.

58/100Solid#315 of 723 for accounting →
Graduates a year217% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$84,0001.12× the same major nationally
Admit rate81%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1250whole school

Around Washington & Jefferson College

Western side of McMillan Hall on the campus of Washington & Jefferson Colleg
McMillan Hall western frontPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Site of the former Sackville House, formerly located at 309 E. Wheeling Street o
Sackville House site in WashingtonPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Picture taken on South Wade Avenue not far from the corner of Harrison Street in
EastWashingtonHistoricDistrictPhoto: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Detail of main entrance facing East Cherry Avenue, George Washington Hotel, 60 S
Entrance Detail George Washington Hotel PaPhoto: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where accounting happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 28 · Academic 17 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the accounting ranking

  1. Immaculata University 58
  2. Radford University 58
  3. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 58
  4. College of St. Benedict 58
  5. Wright State University 58
  6. University of Wisconsin–Whitewater 58
  7. Tarleton State University 58
  8. Western New England University 58

Other strong majors at Washington & Jefferson College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Washington & Jefferson College with every school we score in accounting. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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