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2024 Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools

69 Colleges in the United States
1,637 Accounting and Business/Management Degrees Awarded
Accounting and Business/Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #374 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 69 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of accounting and business/management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,637 degrees in accounting and business/management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting and Business/Management School

Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools Your choice of accounting and business/management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for accounting and business/management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Accounting and Business/Management Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Accounting and Business/Management
Bachelor's Degrees in Accounting and Business/Management
Master's Degrees in Accounting and Business/Management

The accounting and business/management 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 and Business/Management Schools. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Accounting and Business/Management in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of accounting and business/management 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.

12 Top Schools in Accounting and Business/Management

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
73 Accounting and Business/Management Degrees Awarded

Drexel University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in accounting and business/management. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 73 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
39 Accounting and Business/Management Degrees Awarded

Santa Clara University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in accounting and business/management. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #50 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SCU is a great university overall.

There were about 39 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
4.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in accounting and business/management needs to take a look at Emory University. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
31 Accounting and Business/Management Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in accounting and business/management has to check out Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 31 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA

It's hard to beat Drake University if you want to pursue a degree in accounting and business/management. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #224 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the distant town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Washington and Lee is a great university overall.More information about a degree in accounting and business/management from Washington and Lee University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
92 Accounting and Business/Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 92 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent data year.

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7
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
254 Accounting and Business/Management Degrees Awarded

UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 254 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year.

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Park University
Parkville, MO
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #327 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Park University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at Park University in the most recent data year.

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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
38.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #502 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wilmington University is a great university overall.

There were about 18 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at Wilmington University in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX

UST is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 38th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 1 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at UST in the most recent data year.

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Hope College
Holland, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Holland, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #398 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hope is a great college overall.

There were roughly 6 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at Hope in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Accounting and Business/Management students that almost earned our Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
12 George Fox University Newberg, OR
13 Mississippi College Clinton, MS
14 Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV
15 Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI
16 University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD
16 National American University - Rapid City Rapid City, SD
17 University of Houston - Victoria Victoria, TX

Accounting and Business/Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 5 majors within the Accounting area of study, Accounting and Business/Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 73,172
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 19,817
Accounting and Finance 3,648
Other Accounting and Related Services 814
Auditing 177

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