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. 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 Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Florida, there were 6,299 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,638 and $28,587 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,347 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida” ranking looked at 40 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 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 Florida”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flagler College - St Augustine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Saint Augustine, Florida, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ave Maria University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida. Ave Maria University is located in Ave Maria, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Memorial University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida. Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Southern College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Webber International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Babson Park, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Strayer University - Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 299 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Hodges University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. International College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Universidad Ana G. Mendez ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. UAGM is located in San Juan, and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The University of Tampa came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stetson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in DeLand, Florida, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Leo University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Saint Leo, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #14. Florida National University - Main Campus is a private for-profit institution located in Hialeah, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 316 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students 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 #17, University of North Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 91 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Rasmussen University - Florida is located in Ocala, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #19, Jacksonville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. JU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 20 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethune - Cookman University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 185 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Palm Beach Atlantic University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Palm Beach Atlantic University is a small school located in West Palm Beach, Florida that handed out 11 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Florida landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 259 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 232 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #25. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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