by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida” ranking.
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 Florida, there were 3,305 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,319 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #1 spot on the list. Flagler College - St Augustine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Augustine, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ave Maria University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Ave Maria, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Southern College landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 23 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Webber International University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Babson Park, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 299 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hodges University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #7. Hodges University is a small school located in Naples, Florida that handed out 8 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Memorial University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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Universidad Ana G. Mendez came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. UAGM is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Juan, . The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tampa landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Stetson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Stetson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in DeLand, Florida. It awarded 29 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Leo University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Located in Saint Leo, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Located in Hialeah, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 316 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. FGCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 73 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
University of North Florida ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. University of North Florida is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 91 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Located in Ocala, Florida, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 72 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #18. JU is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 20 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethune - Cookman University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 8 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 185 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Palm Beach Atlantic University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Palm Beach, Florida. It awarded 11 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Florida came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 259 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida International University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 232 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #24. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 24 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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