Accounting at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year.

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

VCU Accounting Degrees Available

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

VCU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at VCU 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

VCU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from VCU, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Budget Analysts	3,730	$91,000
Financial Examiners	1,920	$80,700
Credit Analysts	1,730	$85,090

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.