Accounting at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 14,999 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 76 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from WSU.

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

WSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

WSU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how WSU 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 WSU 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
	170
	267
	392
	520
	529
	578
	588
	648

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from WSU. This makes it the #284 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	50
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WSU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from WSU in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. WSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from WSU, 82% 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 Wichita State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WSU 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Accountants and Auditors	12,320	$66,530
Business Professors	570	$90,730
Credit Analysts	520	$68,720
Financial Examiners	440	$74,360
Budget Analysts	270	$68,440

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.