Accounting at University of West Georgia

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of West Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,419.

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

University of West Georgia Accounting Degrees Available

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

University of West Georgia Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at University of West Georgia 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at University of West Georgia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of West Georgia with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of West Georgia Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from University of West Georgia, 68% 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 University of West Georgia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 GA, the home state for University of West Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Credit Analysts	2,320	$70,040
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	2,020	$50,490
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Budget Analysts	1,730	$70,050

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.