Accounting at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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 Virginia Wesleyan College stacks up to those at other schools.

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and approximately 1,066 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from West Virginia Wesleyan.

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 Virginia Wesleyan Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

West Virginia Wesleyan Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at West Virginia Wesleyan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	907
	993
	1,439
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,598

Accounting Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from West Virginia Wesleyan in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at West Virginia Wesleyan since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

West Virginia Wesleyan also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Marketing
• General Business/Commerce

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 Wesleyan College.

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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.