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The bachelor's program at Marshall University was ranked #583 on College Factual's Best Schools for accounting list. It is also ranked #4 in West Virginia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Marshall University handed out 30 bachelor's degrees in accounting. This is a decrease of 30% over the previous year when 43 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Marshall University. This makes it the #320 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.
Accounting majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Marshall University go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $45,020 a year. This is less than $46,292, which is the national median of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Marshall University, accounting students borrow a median amount of $20,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all accounting bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,168.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Marshall University.
The accounting program at Marshall University awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 87% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Marshall University with a bachelor's in accounting.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 26 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 0 |
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Marshall University are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Marshall University with a master's in accounting.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 10 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 4 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Business/Commerce | 131 |
Business Administration & Management | 69 |
Marketing | 47 |
Finance & Financial Management | 40 |
Human Resource Management | 24 |
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