Accounting at Western Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Western Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. In 2021, 64 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

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

WKU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WKU Accounting Rankings

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

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 WKU 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
	260
	384
	640
	745
	848

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WKU. This makes it the #314 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at WKU awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	55
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WKU Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at WKU awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WKU, 86% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in accounting.

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

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,570	$48,540
Budget Analysts	930	$57,310
Credit Analysts	750	$75,160
Business Professors	630	$85,970

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.