Accounting at Strayer University - Virginia

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

Strayer University - Virginia is located in Arlington, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,797. Of the 667 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Strayer University - Virginia in 2021, 35 of them were accounting majors.

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

Strayer University - Virginia Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Strayer University - Virginia

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Strayer University - Virginia does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Strayer University - Virginia Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Strayer University - Virginia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Strayer University - Virginia 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
Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	84
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	91
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	93
Most Popular Online Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	119
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
	166
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	197
Most Focused Accounting Schools	197
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	337
Most Focused Accounting Associate Degree Schools	339
	367
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	372
Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	404
Best Value Accounting Schools	506
	734

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Strayer University - Virginia. This makes it the #198 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Strayer University - Virginia Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Strayer University - Virginia is $47,363. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Strayer University - Virginia

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

Strayer University - Virginia Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Strayer University - Virginia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Strayer University - Virginia with a associate's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Strayer University - Virginia Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Strayer University - Virginia. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Strayer University - Virginia with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Strayer University - Virginia Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Strayer University - Virginia. About 35% were men and 65% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Strayer University - Virginia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Strayer University - Virginia also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 VA, the home state for Strayer University - Virginia.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	41,690	$43,140
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Financial Managers	15,180	$164,030
Financial Analysts	8,550	$97,990
Budget Analysts	3,730	$91,000

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.