by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 73,172 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Connecticut, there were 1,182 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 685 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut list. This medium-sized school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 123 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut. Willimantic, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut ranking. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 83 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Albertus Magnus College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut list. This small school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut ranking. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #9. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 119 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Quinnipiac University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut list. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Bridgeport came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut ranking. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #12. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #13. USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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