Accounting at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 19,456. Of the 707 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2019, 64 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.

WKU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WKU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how WKU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	219
Most Popular Accounting Schools	247
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	389
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	825
Best Accounting Schools	827
Most Focused Accounting Schools	876

In 2019, 26 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WKU. This makes it the #219 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 64 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from WKU in 2018-2019, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 83% 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WKU Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in accounting from WKU. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WKU, 81% 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	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,570	$48,540
Budget Analysts	930	$57,310
Credit Analysts	750	$75,160
Business Professors	630	$85,970

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.