Accounting at Liberty University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Liberty University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 188 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

• 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.

Liberty University does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Liberty University Accounting Rankings

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 Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 188 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Liberty University. About 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Liberty University, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	99
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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
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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.