by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut” ranking.
With 99,265 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. 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 Connecticut, there were 1,476 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,281 and $24,624 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 205 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut” ranking looked at 11 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 colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree accounting students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. MCC is a public institution located in Manchester, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Housatonic Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut list. Housatonic Community College is a small public school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 22 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwalk Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 24 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Three Rivers Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut. Located in Norwich, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut list. Middlesex Community College is a small school located in Middletown, Connecticut that handed out 9 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut list. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Asnuntuck Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut ranking. Asnuntuck Community College is a small public school situated in Enfield, Connecticut. It awarded 5 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Capital Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut list. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 5 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 12 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Goodwin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in East Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 10 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Quinebaug Valley Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Connecticut ranking. QVCC is a public institution located in Danielson, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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