Accounting at Missouri Western State University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Missouri Western State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and has a total student population of 4,911. Of the 142 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Western State University in 2021, 26 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.

Missouri Western Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Missouri Western Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Missouri Western 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
	229
	273
	423
	460
	463
	590
	707
	727
	836
	893

Accounting Student Demographics at Missouri Western

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

Missouri Western Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Missouri Western in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Missouri Western 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 Missouri Western State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Missouri Western 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 MO, the home state for Missouri Western State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Examiners	2,370	$73,870
Credit Analysts	1,960	$75,620
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,830	$47,590
Business Professors	1,000	$101,240

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 Americasroof under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.