2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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With 101,094 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 24,469 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,343 and $28,520 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11,766 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 266 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 61 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students list, Harding has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,222 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 322 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also took the #23 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend USF Tampa.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 195 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, 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 95%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Fort Pierce, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,003 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend Indian River State College.
Georgia Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 102 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
GaSou excels when it comes to accounting quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Nicholls State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,247 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend Nicholls State University.
Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend WCU.
University of the Cumberlands came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 25 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Cumberlands is $16,894 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 45 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UCA is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Florida International University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 242 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend FIU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #12, Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Ocala, Florida, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,144 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Kennesaw State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 233 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, KSU Georgia also did well on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 283 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, FAU is in the top on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. It costs about $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend Florida Atlantic University.
University of Central Florida ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 252 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend UCF.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Lee University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lee University is also in the top of our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Lee University is $17,696 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 57 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
University of Memphis ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UofM is $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
With a ranking of #19, University of Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 133 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend University of North Georgia.
Georgia Southwestern State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Americus, Georgia, this small public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southwestern State University is $11,157 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of New Orleans ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNO is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 82 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNO is $11,193 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Appalachian State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi University for Women did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Columbus, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend MUW is $12,054 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
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Elizabeth City State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Elizabeth City State University is a small public school situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Elizabeth City State University is $2,350 for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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