Accounting at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,864. Of the 720 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2019, 120 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.

WVU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WVU Accounting Rankings

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Most Popular Accounting Schools	128
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	165
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	217
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	356
Best Accounting Schools	414
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	670

In 2019, 36 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WVU. This makes it the #165 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 120 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from WVU. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 91% 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	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	109
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 36 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from WVU in 2019, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WVU, 86% 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	1
White	31
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU 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 West Virginia 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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.