Accounting at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from VCU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at VCU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	17
	40
	56
	206
	223
	245
	363
	375
	445
	574
	814

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from VCU. This makes it the #284 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 61 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from VCU in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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	13
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

VCU Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in accounting from VCU. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from VCU, 65% were white. This is above average 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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VCU 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 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.