by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 15,943 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,798 and $25,095 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,833 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 122 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Long Island Business Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Flushing, New York, and it awarded 52 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Long Island Business Institute
Out of the 122 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Hills School of Business & Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in State College, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Accounting at South Hills School of Business & Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elyon College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Elyon College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 122 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansdale School of Business landed the #4 spot on the list. Lansdale School of Business is a small school located in North Wales, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Long Island City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 173 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Kingsborough Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Kingsborough Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 104 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Herkimer County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Herkimer, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 11 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo
Essex County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Essex is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Full Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Accounting Report
Hostos Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hostos Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 41 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Niagara County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Niagara County Community College is located in Sanborn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Accounting at Niagara County Community College
Sullivan County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Loch Sheldrake, New York, and it awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Hudson County Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hudson County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 40 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Hudson County Community College
With a ranking of #15, SUNY Westchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Westchester Community College is a public institution located in Valhalla, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 65 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The College of Westchester did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. The College of Westchester is located in White Plains, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Tompkins Cortland Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Tompkins Cortland is a public institution located in Dryden, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Jefferson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Watertown, New York, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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Cecil College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 10 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Luzerne County Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Luzerne County Community College is a small school located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Luzerne County Community College
Lackawanna College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sussex County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Sussex County Community College is a public institution located in Newton, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Sussex County Community College
Borough of Manhattan Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 127 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Borough of Manhattan Community College
Orange County Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Orange County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Middletown, New York that handed out 23 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Orange County Community College
With a ranking of #25, Nassau Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 72 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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