Accounting at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

WCU Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

WCU Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 accounting majors earned their master's degree from WCU. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. WCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WCU, 95% 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 Carolina University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Human Resource 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 Western Carolina 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.