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 37,024. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 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.

Virginia Tech Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Virginia Tech Accounting Rankings

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 Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Virginia Tech. About 48% were men and 53% 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 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Virginia Tech, 60% were white. This is typical 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Construction Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• 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 Virginia Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.