Accounting at Virginia Commonwealth University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 30,697. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 59 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: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	10
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Most Popular Accounting Schools	237
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	295
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	340
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	453
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,115

In 2019, 13 students received their master’s degree in accounting from VCU. This makes it the #340 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 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from VCU in 2019, 49% were men and 51% 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 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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	11
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

VCU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 13 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from VCU, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from VCU, 85% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VCU 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 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.