Accounting at Western Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Western Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 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.

WKU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WKU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	42
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WKU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WKU, 65% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	78

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Management Information Systems

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,450	$37,950
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Financial Managers	6,190	$114,420
Financial Analysts	1,710	$69,830
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,620	$41,290

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.