by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 99,265 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 5,593 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,425 and $32,632 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 485 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree accounting students.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Highlands College of Montana Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Highlands College of Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Helena College University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Helena, Montana, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Falls College Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Great Falls, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this large private for-profit school awarded 194 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Wyoming College landed the #5 spot on the list. CWC is a small public school situated in Riverton, Wyoming. It awarded 7 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Laramie County Community College is a small public school situated in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It awarded 14 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Arapahoe Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Littleton, Colorado, and it awarded 11 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Blackfeet Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BCC is located in Browning, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
College of Southern Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school situated in Twin Falls, Idaho. It awarded 15 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis - Clark State College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 10 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Casper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Casper, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Pikes Peak Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Wyoming College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Eastern Wyoming College is located in Torrington, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
LDS Business College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Northwest College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Powell, Wyoming, and it awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Flathead Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Kalispell, Montana, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Flathead Valley Community College
Montana State University - Billings landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a small school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 5 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Snow College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #19. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
North Idaho College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. North Idaho College is a public institution located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Northwestern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Rangely, Colorado, and it awarded 1 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Northwestern Community College Accounting Report
Red Rocks Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado Mountain College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mountain College is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Front Range Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Westminster, Colorado, and it awarded 20 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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