by our College Data Analytics Team
Accounting is taught at colleges nationwide, but only at some does it account for a large share of the degrees the school grants. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on accounting — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 13 schools in West Virginia offering accounting.
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Below are the schools where accounting makes up the largest share of degrees in West Virginia.
The most focused school in the country for accounting is Eastern West Virginia Community And Technical College. Located in the rural area of Moorefield, Eastern West Virginia Community And Technical College is a public university. Accounting accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Eastern West Virginia Community And Technical College
Davis And Elkins College ranks #2 for accounting by degree focus. Davis And Elkins College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Elkins. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in accounting, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Davis And Elkins College
A rank of #3 makes West Virginia University Institute Of Technology one of the most focused schools for accounting. West Virginia University Institute Of Technology is a public school located in the city of Beckley. Accounting accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for West Virginia University Institute Of Technology
Blue Ridge Community And Technical College is one of the most focused accounting schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Blue Ridge Community And Technical College is a public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in accounting, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Blue Ridge Community And Technical College
Southern West Virginia Community And Technical College is one of the most focused accounting schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Southern West Virginia Community And Technical College is a public school located in the town of Logan. Accounting accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Southern West Virginia Community And Technical College
West Virginia Junior College Morgantown placed #6 for accounting by degree focus. Located in the city of Morgantown, West Virginia Junior College Morgantown is a private for-profit university. Accounting accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for West Virginia Junior College Morgantown
Shepherd University placed #7 for accounting by degree focus. Shepherd University is a public school located in the rural area of Shepherdstown. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in accounting, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Shepherd University
Mountwest Community And Technical College comes in at #8 for accounting focus this year. Set in the suburb of Huntington, Mountwest Community And Technical College is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees Mountwest Community And Technical College awards are in accounting, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Mountwest Community And Technical College
West Liberty University comes in at #9 for accounting focus this year. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in accounting, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about accounting at West Liberty University
West Virginia University placed #10 for accounting by degree focus. West Virginia University is a public school located in the city of Morgantown. Accounting accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 78 graduates in the most recent year. See more about accounting at West Virginia University
Marshall University comes in at #11 for accounting focus this year. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public university. Accounting accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 29 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Marshall University
American Public University System comes in at #12 for accounting focus this year. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Public University System is a private for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.9% of all degrees awarded are in accounting, or about 147 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for American Public University System
University Of Charleston placed #13 for accounting by degree focus. Located in the city of Charleston, University Of Charleston is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.8% of the degrees University Of Charleston awards are in accounting, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for University Of Charleston
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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