Accounting at Fairmont State University

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

Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,848. In 2021, 14 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Fairmont State.

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

Fairmont State Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Fairmont State Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Fairmont State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Fairmont State 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
	633
	638
	698
	816
	884
	891
	907
	910
	1,087
	1,093

Accounting Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Fairmont State in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Fairmont State 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 Fairmont State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Fairmont State also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 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 Fairmont State 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 User:Scochran4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.