Accounting at Averett University

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

AU is located in Danville, Virginia and approximately 961 students attend the school each year. Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Averett University in 2019, 18 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.

AU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

AU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how AU performed in these rankings.

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 AU 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
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Accounting Schools	46
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	597
Most Popular Accounting Schools	801

Accounting Student Demographics at AU

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

AU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 18 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from AU. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at AU since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at AU 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 Averett University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 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 Averett 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.