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Most Popular Accounting Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in West Virginia

5 Colleges
$48,449 Avg Salary
$29,560 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Accounting is the #27 most popular major in West Virginia with 83 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Accounting Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in West Virginia to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a .

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the most popular school in West Virginia for accounting students. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marshall University is a great place for accounting students. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

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#4

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

The excellent programs at Wheeling University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Strayer University - West Virginia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in West Virginia. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 559
Florida 982
Georgia 549
North Carolina 586
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
Mississippi 306
Arkansas 81

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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