Accounting at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year.

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

WCUPA Accounting Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

WCUPA Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at WCUPA 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 WCUPA

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

WCUPA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at WCUPA since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	95
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	139

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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
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