Accounting at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,780 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2021, 175 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.

Virginia Tech Accounting Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech 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
	16
	82
	136
	678

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #137 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Virginia Tech Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $60,629. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 31% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 175 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Virginia Tech, about 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	134
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Virginia Tech Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Virginia Tech. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Virginia Tech, 60% 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 Tech with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	215

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• Hospitality Management
• Real Estate
• Construction Management
• Marketing

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 Tech.

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
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.