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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in Ohio” 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 Ohio, there were 3,060 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 392 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Northern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Ada, Ohio, and it awarded 17 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Baldwin Wallace University landed the #2 spot on the list. Baldwin Wallace University is located in Berea, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the #3 spot on the list. Franklin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, 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 John Carroll University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio list. John Carroll University is a small school located in University Heights, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 41 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Youngstown State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Youngstown State University
University of Dayton landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio ranking. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Wright State University - Main Campus
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
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Xavier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #12. Xavier University is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 8 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Toledo ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio ranking. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio list. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 19 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Kent State University at Kent
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Akron Main Campus
Ohio Dominican University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio list. Ohio Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Ohio list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 367 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at Ohio State University - Main Campus
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