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General Accounting at Wake Forest University

If you plan to study General Accounting, consider the program at Wake Forest University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wake Forest University sits in Winston-Salem, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 39 general accounting degrees were awarded at Wake Forest University.

Online Class Availability at Wake Forest University

Many students take online classes at Wake Forest University. Of 9,322 students, 1,233 (13%) studied exclusively online and 515 (6%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of General Accounting graduates at Wake Forest University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Accounting graduates at Wake Forest University are 44% women (17) and 56% men (22).

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Wake Forest University

Among the 39 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at Wake Forest University, 44% were women (17) and 56% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Wake Forest University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	8

Minority students account for 18% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Wake Forest University, lower than the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Students who finish General Accounting program at Wake Forest University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for General Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,576
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.