Accounting at Liberty University

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 79,152. In 2019, 219 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Liberty University.

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

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Liberty University 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 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
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	6
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Online Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	27
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	33
Best Accounting Associate’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	122
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	224
Most Focused Accounting Associate’s Degree Schools	315
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	409
Most Focused Accounting Schools	739
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	912

In 2019, 190 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, 23% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Liberty University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 219 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Liberty University, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Liberty University are white. This is typical 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	7
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	119
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

Liberty University Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 190 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Liberty University. About 38% were men and 62% were women.

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	6
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	92
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

Liberty University 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 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.