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Accounting at Wake Forest University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, consider the program at Wake Forest University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Wake Forest University is in Winston-Salem, NC.

During the most recent reporting year, 39 accounting degrees were granted at Wake Forest University.

Online Class Availability at Wake Forest University

Online coursework is an option at Wake Forest University. Among 9,322 students, 1,233 (13%) studied exclusively online and 515 (6%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Wake Forest University

Rankings can help you compare Wake Forest University’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#1 of 43
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#2 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#9 of 1,145
Best Value	North Carolina	#41 of 43
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#245 of 265
Best Value	Nationwide	#1016 of 1,141

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#1 of 43
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#2 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#9 of 1,145
Best Value	North Carolina	#41 of 43
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#245 of 265
Best Value	Nationwide	#1016 of 1,141

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Wake Forest University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Wake Forest University are 44% women (17) and 56% men (22).

Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Wake Forest University

Of the 39 bachelor’s accounting graduates at Wake Forest University, 44% were women (17) and 56% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Wake Forest University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	8

Minority students account for 18% of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Wake Forest University, below the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Wake Forest University

This Accounting program at Wake Forest University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	39

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Wake Forest University go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.