Accounting at Wright State University - Main Campus

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

Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and approximately 10,936 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Wright State University - Main Campus.

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

Wright State University - Main Campus Accounting Degrees Available

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

Wright State University - Main Campus Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Wright State University - Main Campus 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 Wright State University - Main Campus 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
	316
	464
	543

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Wright State University - Main Campus. This makes it the #314 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Wright State University - Main Campus

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

Wright State University - Main Campus Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Wright State University - Main Campus. 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 Wright State University - Main Campus since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Wright State University - Main Campus 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 Wright State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	52
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wright State University - Main Campus Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Wright State University - Main Campus in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Wright State University - Main Campus, 71% 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 Wright State University - Main Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wright State University - Main Campus 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 OH, the home state for Wright State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors	45,670	$72,370
Business Professors	3,900	$108,400
Credit Analysts	2,980	$77,510
Financial Examiners	2,630	$78,540
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,340	$66,440

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 K. Shimada under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.