by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. 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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University Indiana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #10. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 1 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Accounting at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Bentley University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 219 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Connecticut landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 273 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 385 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 224 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Northwestern University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Centenary University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Hackettstown, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 560 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Accounting Report
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #13. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 496 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
George Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 128 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Accounting at George Washington University
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #13. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 367 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 169 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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