by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.
Across Georgia, there were 1,869 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 497 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree accounting students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shorter University landed the #1 spot on the list. Shorter is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rome, Georgia. It awarded 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brenau University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gainesville, Georgia. It awarded 13 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 172 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 22 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
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Mercer University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students 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 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 83 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Southern University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. GaSou is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Valdosta State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia ranking. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
University of North Georgia landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia ranking. UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #11. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%.
South University’s online programs ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. South University’s online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 5 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of West Georgia ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. University of West Georgia is a public institution located in Carrollton, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark Atlanta University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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