Accounting at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 34,683. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 184 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Virginia Tech.

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
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Accounting Schools	22
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular Accounting Schools	68
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	624
Most Focused Accounting Schools	698

In 2019, 52 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #111 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 184 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Virginia Tech in 2018-2019, 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 Virginia Tech since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 70% 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	21
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	129
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Virginia Tech Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 52 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Virginia Tech in 2018-2019, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Virginia Tech 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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.