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General Accounting at Western Nevada College

If you plan to study General Accounting, take a look at what Western Nevada College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western Nevada College sits in Carson City, NV.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 3 general accounting degrees were granted at Western Nevada College.

Studying Online at Western Nevada College

Distance learning is available at Western Nevada College. Of 4,284 students, 1,031 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 876 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of General Accounting graduates at Western Nevada College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Accounting graduates at Western Nevada College are 67% women (2) and 33% men (1).

General Accounting Associate’s Program at Western Nevada College

Of the 3 associate’s general accounting degrees awarded at Western Nevada College, 67% were women (2) and 33% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Western Nevada College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	2

Minority students account for 67% of General Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Western Nevada College, higher than the national average of 37%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the General Accounting program at Western Nevada College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

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.