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Accounting at Virginia State University

Accounting at Virginia State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Virginia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 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.

Virginia State Accounting Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Virginia State Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Virginia State 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 Virginia State

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

Virginia State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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 State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting 21

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 State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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