by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,058 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in accounting.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 8 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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