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Accounting Schools in Virginia

Virginia contains 48 schools that offer accounting programs. Washington and Lee University, the highest-ranking accounting school in VA, has a total student population of 2,153 and is the 47th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 48 accounting schools in Virginia, only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Everest Institute-Chesapeake comes out as the most expensive ($36,930/yr), with Wytheville Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,335/yr.

Accounting students from Virginia schools who go on to become accountants, finance accountants, forensic accountants, tax accountants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Financial analysts make on average $85,240 per year and there are about 235,240 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the accounting schools in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from accounting, there are 3782 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Accounting Programs in Virginia

Washington and Lee University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Accounting and Business/Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

James Madison University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of Richmond

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Eastern Mennonite University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Randolph-Macon College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lynchburg College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Emory and Henry College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Virginia State University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

George Mason University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Saint Pauls College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Old Dominion University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Everest Institute-Chesapeake

• Accounting and Business/Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Radford University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Everest College-Newport News

• Accounting and Business/Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Averett University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Liberty University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

Bluefield College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Norfolk State University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

National College-Salem

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Ferrum College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

DeVry University-Virginia

• Accounting and Finance
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Northern Virginia Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Bryant and Stratton College-Richmond

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Wytheville Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Danville Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Virginia Union University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Averett University-Non-traditional programs

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tidewater Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lord Fairfax Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Germanna Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Southwest Virginia Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Patrick Henry Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Central Virginia Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Blue Ridge Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Piedmont Virginia Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Virginia Western Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Virginia Highlands Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

John Tyler Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

New River Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Thomas Nelson Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Mountain Empire Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Rappahannock Community College

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Bryant and Stratton College-Virginia Beach

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Associates

University of Phoenix-Northern Virginia Campus

• Accounting and Business/Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Potomac College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

University of Phoenix-Richmond Campus

• Accounting and Business/Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Virginia Interesting Facts

• Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
• The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
• Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
• Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
• Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".

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See Also

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• Online Accounting Schools
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• Online Accounting Courses
• Online Accounting Certifications

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