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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,648 people earned their degree in accounting and finance, making the major the 289th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 557 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 173 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in accounting and finance. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting and finance program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree accounting and finance students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry College of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. DeVry College of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.
Full DeVry College of New York Accounting and Finance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Delaware is a small private for-profit school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 2 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Strayer University - Delaware
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a small private for-profit school situated in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Pennsylvania Accounting and Finance Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting and finance degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Strayer University - District of Columbia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Maryland. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Strayer University - Maryland is located in Suitland, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.
Full Strayer University - Maryland Accounting and Finance Report
Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Trevose, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Strayer University - Pennsylvania
Strayer University - Global Region came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting and finance degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMGC is a large public school situated in Adelphi, Maryland. It awarded 97 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full University of Maryland Global Campus Accounting and Finance Report
Rider University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rider is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
With a ranking of #10, Drexel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting and finance degrees to 190 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Strayer University - New Jersey ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting and Finance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - New Jersey is a small private for-profit school situated in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. It awarded 0 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - New Jersey Accounting and Finance Report
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