by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s” ranking.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 73,172 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Virginia, there were 1,757 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 468 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in accounting.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 188 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #2 spot on the list. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 57 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #4 spot on the list. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stratford University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Stratford University is a small school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 16 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Old Dominion is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia International University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking. Virginia International University is a small school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Averett University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking. Located in Danville, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - Virginia came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking. DeVry University - Virginia is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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