by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 73,172 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major” ranking, we looked at 1,467 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Island Business Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Long Island Business Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Flushing, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Walsh College is located in Troy, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 124 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakeland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Lakeland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 107 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 1,467 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 851 ’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 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Bryant is a private not-for-profit institution located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 167 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
American University of Puerto Rico landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. American University of Puerto Rico is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Manati, . It awarded 17 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Siena College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Siena College is a small school located in Loudonville, New York that handed out 128 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Nichols College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Dudley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 63 degrees to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Saint Johns University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Johns University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegeville, Minnesota. It awarded 52 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Menlo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This small school is located in Atherton, California, and it awarded 21 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Puerto Rico - Humacao landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. University of Puerto Rico - Humacao is a small school located in Humacao, that handed out 64 ’s accounting degrees 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.
University of the Virgin Islands landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Located in Charlotte Amalie, , this small public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
University of Scranton did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #13. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 174 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Puerto Rico - Cayey did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Cayey, , and it awarded 59 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwood University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Northwood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 110 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 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.
Queens College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #16. Queens College is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 521 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia International University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Virginia International University
With a ranking of #18, American University of Puerto Rico did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. American University of Puerto Rico is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bayamon, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College is a small school located in Hayward, Wisconsin that handed out 6 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
With a ranking of #20, SUNY Old Westbury did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. SUNY Old Westbury is a small school located in Old Westbury, New York that handed out 123 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Crookston, Minnesota, and it awarded 46 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Caribbean University - Vega Baja did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This small school is located in Vega Baja, , and it awarded 3 ’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.
Read more about Accounting at Caribbean University - Vega Baja
Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 377 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus
University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. UPR Bayamon is a small school located in Bayamon, that handed out 47 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is located in Ponce, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Lake Erie College | Painesville, OH |
| 52 | Bentley University | Waltham, MA |
| 53 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah, NJ |
| 54 | Brooklyn College | Brooklyn, NY |
| 55 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Guayama | Guayama, PR |
| 56 | West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Beckley, WV |
| 57 | Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 58 | Canisius College | Buffalo, NY |
| 59 | Universidad del Turabo | Gurabo, PR |
| 60 | Transylvania University | Lexington, KY |
| 61 | Universidad Metropolitana | San Juan, PR |
| 62 | University of Mississippi | University, MS |
| 63 | Ohio Northern University | Ada, OH |
| 64 | Trinity University | San Antonio, TX |
| 65 | Wilmington College | Wilmington, OH |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 216 | The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
| 217 | Bushnell University | Eugene, OR |
| 218 | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH |
| 219 | Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA |
| 220 | Kean University | Union, NJ |
| 221 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, IL |
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