by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 24,444 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,005 and $27,829 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11,371 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 301 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Athens State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region. Athens State University is a small school located in Athens, Alabama that handed out 73 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 301 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southwestern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia Southwestern State University is a small school located in Americus, Georgia that handed out 55 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read more about Accounting at Georgia Southwestern State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wofford College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University Tech is a public institution located in Beckley, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at West Virginia University Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Transylvania University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Alice Lloyd College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Alice Lloyd is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pippa Passes, Kentucky. It awarded 5 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Washington and Lee University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Washington and Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lexington, Virginia. It awarded 46 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Miles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Fairfield, Alabama, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethany College West Virginia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethany College West Virginia is a small school located in Bethany, West Virginia that handed out 6 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Davis & Elkins College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Elkins, West Virginia, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Orleans ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 93 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Flagler College - St Augustine ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Saint Augustine, Florida, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Saint Augustine’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. SAU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 335 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #15, Alderson Broaddus University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Philippi, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Wesleyan College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina Wesleyan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It awarded 27 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at North Carolina Wesleyan College
With a ranking of #17, Dillard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Dillard University is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 10 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Birmingham Southern College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Birmingham Southern College is a small school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 14 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Crowley’s Ridge College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Paragould, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Ave Maria University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Ave Maria, Florida, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #21, Florida Memorial University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Memorial University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Centenary College of Louisiana came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Centenary Louisiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 7 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Le Moyne - Owen College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Le Moyne - Owen College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Belmont Abbey College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. BAC is a small school located in Belmont, North Carolina that handed out 14 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Accounting at Florida Institute of Technology - Online
Not only did these schools make the top 46 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
