Accounting at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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

WVU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WVU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WVU 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 Virginia University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	61
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WVU 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. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WVU, 76% 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 Virginia University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	135

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 West Virginia 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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.