Accounting at Morehead State University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Morehead State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and approximately 9,304 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Morehead State 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.

Morehead State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Morehead State University Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Morehead State University 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 Morehead State 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 Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	473
Most Popular Accounting Schools	588
Best Accounting Schools	1,309

Earnings of Morehead State University Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Morehead State University is $34,707. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at Morehead State University

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

Morehead State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Morehead State 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 Morehead State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Morehead State 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 Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 KY, the home state for Morehead State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,450	$37,950
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Financial Managers	6,190	$114,420
Financial Analysts	1,710	$69,830
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,620	$41,290

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 Elspamo4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.