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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Arizona, there were 2,471 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,121 and $28,247 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,342 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,087 and $27,181 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona” ranking looked at 10 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.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 609 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 176 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 244 bachelors’s accounting 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 4.5%, 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 Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 91 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Full American InterContinental University - Online Accounting Report
Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona ranking. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Grand Canyon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 218 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ottawa University - Surprise ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona list. This small school is located in Surprise, Arizona, and it awarded 1 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.
Read full report on Accounting at Ottawa University - Surprise
DeVry University - Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona list. DeVry University - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Arizona list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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