Accounting at Liberty University

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,914 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Liberty University in 2021, 212 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.

Liberty University Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Liberty University offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

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

Liberty University Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Liberty University 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
	3
	4
	7
	9
	23
	39
	87
	132
	144
	212
	251
	253
	336
	555
	724
	913

In 2021, 188 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Liberty University. This makes it the #9 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at Liberty University are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Liberty University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 212 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Liberty University. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Liberty University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	132
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

Liberty University Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Liberty University awarded 188 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Liberty University, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	99
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

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

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 Liberty 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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.