Accounting at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and approximately 13,419 students attend the school each year. Of the 471 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of West Georgia in 2021, 74 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.

University of West Georgia Accounting Degrees Available

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

University of West Georgia Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at University of West Georgia 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 University of West Georgia 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
	204
	234
	312
	340
	374
	375
	401
	422
	562
	569
	759
	778
	838

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in accounting from University of West Georgia. This makes it the #402 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from University of West Georgia Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of West Georgia is $45,597. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of West Georgia. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at University of West Georgia since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at University of West Georgia are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of West Georgia with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	38
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

University of West Georgia Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at University of West Georgia awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of West Georgia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of West Georgia also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of West Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	83

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Real Estate
• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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 GA, the home state for University of West Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,130	$40,330
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,850	$46,250

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.