Accounting at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,159. Of the 574 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shepherd University in 2021, 16 of them were accounting majors.

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

Shepherd University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Shepherd University Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd 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	281
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	406
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	623
Most Focused Accounting Schools	861
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,091

Accounting Student Demographics at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Shepherd University awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Shepherd University since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Shepherd 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management

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 Shepherd 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 Ecragg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.