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Accounting at West Virginia University

Accounting at West Virginia University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what West Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WVU Accounting Rankings

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 Master’s Program

47% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WVU, 76% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 29
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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