Accounting at Fairmont State University

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

Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and approximately 3,947 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 16 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Fairmont State.

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

Fairmont State Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Fairmont State Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Fairmont State performed in these rankings.

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 Fairmont State 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	634
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	655
Most Popular Accounting Schools	844
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	860
Most Focused Accounting Schools	903
Best Accounting Schools	1,059

Accounting Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Fairmont State, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Fairmont State 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 Fairmont State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fairmont State also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Fairmont State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Accountants and Auditors	3,840	$68,160
Business Professors	750	$66,340
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	240	$49,230
Budget Analysts	210	$67,460
Credit Analysts	130	$61,140

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 User:Scochran4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.