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. Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 2021, 16 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.

West Virginia University Tech Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

West Virginia University Tech Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how West Virginia University Tech 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 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
	29
	62
	143
	303
	317
	344
	588
	599
	734
	769

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from West Virginia University Tech. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at West Virginia University Tech since its program graduates 10% 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.

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Accountants and Auditors	3,840	$68,160
Business Professors	750	$66,340
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	240	$49,230
Budget Analysts	210	$67,460
Credit Analysts	130	$61,140

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.