Accounting at West Virginia University
WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 93 of them were accounting majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.
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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.
In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WVU. This makes it the #126 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of WVU Accounting Graduates
The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $43,916. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.
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
About 76% 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 | 3 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 71 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
WVU Accounting Master’s Program
Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WVU, 95% 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 | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 40 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
WVU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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.
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