2024 Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Accounting and Finance is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #270 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of accounting and finance. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in accounting and finance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting and Finance School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of accounting and finance for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on accounting and finance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other accounting and finance students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting and finance related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for accounting and finance students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Accounting and Finance in Ohio

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance.

Top Ohio Schools for a Bachelor's in Accounting and Finance

1

Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH

10 Annual Graduates

Ohio Wesleyan University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance. OWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Delaware.More information about a bachelor’s in accounting and finance from Ohio Wesleyan University

2

Hiram College
Hiram, OH

24 Annual Graduates

Hiram College is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance. Hiram is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hiram.More information about a bachelor’s in accounting and finance from Hiram College

3

Lourdes University
Sylvania, OH

4 Annual Graduates

Lourdes University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance. Located in the suburb of Sylvania, Lourdes is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in accounting and finance from Lourdes University

Best Accounting and Finance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Accounting and Finance Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting and Finance

Accounting and Finance is one of 5 different types of Accounting programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Accounting and Finance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	2,132
Other Accounting and Related Services	15
Accounting and Business/Management	10

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.