Accounting at West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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

West Virginia University Tech is located in Beckley, West Virginia and approximately 1,645 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from West Virginia University Tech.

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

West Virginia University Tech Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

West Virginia University Tech Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at West Virginia University Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at West Virginia University Tech 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
	32
	117
	158
	310
	367
	462
	623
	624
	887
	1,091

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from West Virginia University Tech Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at West Virginia University Tech is $43,916. 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 West Virginia University Tech

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

West Virginia University Tech Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from West Virginia University Tech in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at West Virginia University Tech since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at West Virginia University Tech 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 West Virginia University Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in accounting.

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

West Virginia University Tech 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	16

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce

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 West Virginia University Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,870	$34,550
Accountants and Auditors	3,840	$68,160
Financial Managers	1,560	$102,670
Business Professors	750	$66,340
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	640	$35,560

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.