by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 99,265 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 2,173 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,098 and $27,265 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 179 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia. Virginia Western Community College is a public institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Virginia Western Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Virginia. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia. Strayer University - Virginia is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 13 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New River Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia list. NRCC is a small school located in Dublin, Virginia that handed out 7 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia list. Located in Weyers Cave, Virginia, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia. This medium-sized school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 10 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach Accounting Report
Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #7. TNCC is a public institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tidewater Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Southwest Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Richlands, Virginia, and it awarded 4 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Southwest Virginia Community College
Virginia Highlands Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Abingdon, Virginia, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 5 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Patrick Henry Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Martinsville, Virginia, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Patrick Henry Community College
American National University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Salem, Virginia, and it awarded 1 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern Virginia Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 33 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Northern Virginia Community College
Wytheville Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking. Wytheville Community College is located in Wytheville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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Lord Fairfax Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking. Middletown, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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John Tyler Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia list. John Tyler Community College is located in Chester, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #18. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 36 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Virginia Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 1 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Central Virginia Community College
Centura College - Chesapeake did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #20. Centura College - Chesapeake is a private for-profit institution located in Chesapeake, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Centura College - Newport News came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Newport News, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Centura College - Newport News
Danville Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Danville, Virginia, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Danville Community College
With a ranking of #20, University of the Potomac - VA Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia list. University of the Potomac - VA Campus is located in Vienna, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Full University of the Potomac - VA Campus Accounting Report
Stratford University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 17 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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