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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina

33 Colleges in North Carolina

1,115 Bachelor's Degrees

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 33 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,115 bachelor's degrees in accounting during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Accounting School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in accounting matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for accounting, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Associate Degrees in Accounting

Master's Degrees in Accounting

Overall Popularity in Accounting

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for accounting.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Accounting in North Carolina

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for accounting students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Accounting Students Working on Their Bachelor's

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

155 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at North Carolina State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in accounting. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in North Carolina.

There were roughly 155 accounting students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

153 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in accounting needs to look into University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in North Carolina.

There were about 153 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

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East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

100 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

East Carolina University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in accounting. ECU is a very large public university located in the small city of Greenville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in North Carolina. More information about a bachelor’s in accounting from East Carolina University

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

82 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Appalachian State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in accounting. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in North Carolina.

There were roughly 82 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Elon University
Elon, NC

71 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in North Carolina.

There were about 71 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Elon in the most recent data year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

70 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#7 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UNC Greensboro is a large public university located in the large city of Greensboro. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in North Carolina.

There were about 70 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

43 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#14 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

WCU is a large public university located in the town of Cullowhee.

There were roughly 43 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent data year.

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

42 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winston-Salem. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in accounting in North Carolina.

There were roughly 42 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent data year.

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Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC

38 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#27 Best Quality In NC

Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 38 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Fayetteville State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

37 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#15 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

NC A&T is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro.

There were roughly 37 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent data year.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	473	2,435
Georgia	447	1,429
Tennessee	445	829
Virginia	417	1,188
South Carolina	353	621
Alabama	318	1,103
Kentucky	318	676
Louisiana	295	746
Arkansas	287	459
Mississippi	261	627
West Virginia	235	332

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One of 5 majors within the Accounting area of study, Accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting and Business/Management	46
Accounting and Finance	6
Other Accounting and Related Services	6

Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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