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2024 Best Accounting Schools in Arizona

16 Colleges in Arizona
1,980 Accounting Degrees Awarded
Ranked #7 in popularity, accounting is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 16 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Accounting Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,980 degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School

Best Accounting Schools in Arizona The accounting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Accounting rankings. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Accounting Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Accounting
Bachelor's Degrees in Accounting
Master's Degrees in Accounting

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Accounting in Arizona

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the accounting degree levels they offer.

10 Top Arizona Schools in Accounting

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AZ
228 Accounting Degrees Awarded

University of Arizona is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in accounting. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 228 accounting students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from University of Arizona

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
818 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in accounting needs to look into University of Phoenix - Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 818 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from University of Phoenix - Arizona

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
244 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Arizona State University - Tempe is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in accounting. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 244 accounting students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from Arizona State University - Tempe

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
339 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Grand Canyon University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in accounting. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 339 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from Grand Canyon University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AZ
97 Accounting Degrees Awarded

NAU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff. A Best Colleges rank of #278 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 97 accounting students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from Northern Arizona University

6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AZ
51 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Rio Salado College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #630 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rio Salado College is a great college overall.

There were about 51 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Rio Salado College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from Rio Salado College

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In AZ

DeVry University - Arizona is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.

There were roughly 3 accounting students who graduated with this degree at DeVry University - Arizona in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from DeVry University - Arizona

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Phoenix College crest
Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In AZ

Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Phoenix. This college ranks 16th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 25 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Phoenix College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from Phoenix College

9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In AZ
39 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Tucson. This college ranks 14th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 39 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from Pima Community College

10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Accounting Degrees Awarded

AIU Online is a large private for-profit university located in the rural area of Chandler. This university ranks 12th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 42 accounting students who graduated from this degree at AIU Online in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting from American InterContinental University - Online


 

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 6,868
Oklahoma 565 1,009
New Mexico 416 215

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Accounting is one of 5 different types of Accounting programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting and Business/Management 256
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 234
Accounting and Finance 1

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