Accounting at Winston - Salem State 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 Winston - Salem State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,169. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from WSSU.

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

WSSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

WSSU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at WSSU 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
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	646
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	944
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,121
	1,375

Earnings of WSSU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSSU is $32,889. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at WSSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Winston - Salem State University.

WSSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from WSSU in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & 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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	46,570	$39,590
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Financial Managers	15,730	$149,710
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Financial Examiners	4,070	$71,310

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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.