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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 1,847 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,001 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree accounting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Augustine’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Wesleyan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. North Carolina Wesleyan College is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Accounting at North Carolina Wesleyan College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont Abbey College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. BAC is located in Belmont, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford College landed the #5 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Wingate University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Elon University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking. Elon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Catawba College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Greensboro College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking. Greensboro College is a small school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Fayetteville State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Fayetteville State University
With a ranking of #11, University of North Carolina at Asheville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a small school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 17 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Asheville Accounting Report
Gardner - Webb University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 25 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%.
Salem College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students 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%.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 155 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Western Carolina University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Campbell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #18, Elizabeth City State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. Elizabeth City State University is a small public school situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 157 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #20. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
With a ranking of #21, High Point University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. High Point is a medium-sized school located in High Point, North Carolina that handed out 16 bachelors’s accounting 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%.
North Carolina Central University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at North Carolina Central University
Pfeiffer University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking. Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Misenheimer, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Wake Forest University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #24. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 33 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Meredith College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in North Carolina ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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