Accounting at Marshall University

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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a total student population of 11,958. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Marshall University.

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

Marshall University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Marshall University Accounting Rankings

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

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 Marshall University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	838

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Marshall University. This makes it the #320 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Marshall University Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Marshall University is $45,020. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Marshall University. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Marshall University since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marshall University Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 15 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Marshall University, about 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Marshall University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Marshall University, 67% 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 Marshall University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marshall University also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,870	$34,550
Accountants and Auditors	3,840	$68,160
Financial Managers	1,560	$102,670
Business Professors	750	$66,340
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	640	$35,560

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.