Accounting at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Wake Forest University.

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

Wake Forest University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Wake Forest University Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Wake Forest University performed in these rankings.

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 Wake Forest University 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
	14
	18
	27
	40
	109
	123
	215
	268
	294
	403
	454
	560
	890
	890
	1,126

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Wake Forest University. This makes it the #216 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Wake Forest University awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wake Forest University Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Wake Forest University. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Wake Forest University, 83% 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wake Forest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	57

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 Wake Forest 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
• Image Credit: By JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.