by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 68,501 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15,668 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major” ranking, we looked at 521 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 accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walsh College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major. Walsh College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia International University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major. Virginia International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. FDU is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 134 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Read more about Accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 521 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena College landed the #5 spot on the list. Siena is a small school located in Loudonville, New York that handed out 36 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Millsaps College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Millsaps College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 6 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Nichols College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Nichols is a small school located in Dudley, Massachusetts that handed out 22 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
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 ranking of #9, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 9 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Rutgers University - Newark came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 135 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Fairfield University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 58 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #12, Universidad Metropolitana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Universidad Metropolitana is a medium-sized school located in San Juan, Puerto Rico that handed out 57 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 #13, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 17 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Hendrix College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Hendrix is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Canisius College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 42 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Universidad del Turabo landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Universidad del Turabo is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. It awarded 129 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #17, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 142 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read full report on Accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus
Bryant University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Bryant University is a small school located in Smithfield, Rhode Island that handed out 40 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 97 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Accounting at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Emporia State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Emporia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Emporia, Kansas. It awarded 67 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Ottawa University - Kansas City came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit institution located in Overland Park, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. 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.
Read more about Accounting at Ottawa University - Kansas City
St. Francis College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major list. St. Francis College is a small school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 25 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baruch College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 220 students in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Shorter University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking. Rome, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major ranking, coming in at #25. Oklahoma City University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Queens College | Queens, NY |
| 52 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX |
| 53 | Bentley University | Waltham, MA |
| 54 | DeVry University - Texas | Irving, TX |
| 55 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
| 56 | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL |
| 57 | Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond, OK |
| 58 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ |
| 59 | University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield, IL |
| 60 | Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore, MD |
| 61 | Culver - Stockton College | Canton, MO |
| 62 | DeVry University - Georgia | Decatur, GA |
| 63 | Trinity University | San Antonio, TX |
| 64 | New England College | Henniker, NH |
| 65 | Abilene Christian University | Abilene, TX |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | University of the Southwest | Hobbs, NM |
| 67 | Alabama State University | Montgomery, AL |
| 68 | Le Moyne College | Syracuse, NY |
| 69 | Christian Brothers University | Memphis, TN |
| 70 | University of the Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie, VI |
| 71 | Westminster College Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 72 | University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT |
| 73 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 74 | Southern Utah University | Cedar City, UT |
| 75 | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH |
| 76 | Gardner - Webb University | Boiling Springs, NC |
| 77 | Baylor University | Waco, TX |
| 78 | Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 79 | American University | Washington, DC |
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