2024 Best Accounting Schools in the New England Region
74Colleges in the New England Region
4,995Accounting Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #7 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 74 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of accounting. Combined, these schools handed out 4,995 degrees in accounting to qualified students.
The accounting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Accounting rankings. For our Best Overall Accounting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Accounting Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for Accounting in the New England Region
The schools below may not offer all types of accounting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Bentley University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bentley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 147 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Bentley in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Connecticut is a good decision for students interested in a degree in accounting. UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were about 281 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
Boston College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 174 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in accounting. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were approximately 297 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were approximately 67 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #163 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 179 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were approximately 144 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.
There were approximately 120 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent year we have data available.
SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1229 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 80 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
BHCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Boston. This college ranks 22nd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 53 accounting students who graduated with this degree at BHCC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Here are some additional great schools for Accounting students in the New England Region that almost earned our Best Accounting Schools in the New England Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The accounting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Accounting rankings. For our Best Overall Accounting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
