by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Arkansas, there were 755 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,931 and $28,875 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 527 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crowley’s Ridge College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas. Crowley’s Ridge College is a small school located in Paragould, Arkansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hendrix College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas. This small school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Baptist College landed the #3 spot on the list. Arkansas Baptist College is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Ozarks. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Clarksville, Arkansas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Harding University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas list. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 87%.
Central Baptist College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas ranking. Central Baptist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Henderson State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #9. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 201 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Ouachita Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is located in Magnolia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Accounting at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Arkansas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 full report on Accounting at University of Central Arkansas
University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #14. UAM is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #16, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas list. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
John Brown University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas list. John Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #18. Strayer University - Arkansas is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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