Accounting at West Texas A&M University

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 West Texas A&M University stacks up to those at other schools.

West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and approximately 10,036 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.

West Texas A&M University Accounting Degrees Available

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

West Texas A&M University Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at West Texas A&M 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at West Texas A&M University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at West Texas A&M University.

West Texas A&M University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

West Texas A&M University Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from West Texas A&M University, 88% 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 West Texas A&M University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Texas A&M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	47

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 TX, the home state for West Texas A&M University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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 J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). under License

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