by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region” ranking.
With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 5,244 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,438 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 44 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nichols College landed the #1 spot on the list. Nichols College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dudley, Massachusetts. It awarded 25 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 23 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read more about Accounting at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albertus Magnus College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Merrimack College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Merrimack College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 46 masters’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%.
Fitchburg State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Fitchburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It awarded 48 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bentley University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, 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 92%.
New England College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. NEC is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 23 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 41 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.
With a ranking of #11, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Willimantic, Connecticut, and it awarded 21 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Suffolk University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Clark University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Clark University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 148 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Massachusetts Amherst
With a ranking of #15, Western New England University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Connecticut State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Sacred Heart University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Curry College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Curry College is a small school located in Milton, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 306 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Connecticut came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 93 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bay Path University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Bay Path is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bridgewater State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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