by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 15,943 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,798 and $25,095 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,462 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 115 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree accounting students.
Out of the 115 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. FDU is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 100 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry College of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Siena College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Loudonville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Poly is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rutgers University - Newark came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 171 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Accounting at Rutgers University - Newark
Canisius College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Canisius College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Strayer University - Delaware came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Newark, Delaware, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
St. Francis College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. SFC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn Heights, New York. It awarded 18 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Baruch College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 191 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
DeVry University - Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at DeVry University - Pennsylvania
Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Niagara University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Niagara University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Niagara University, New York. It awarded 33 masters’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%.
Rider University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and it awarded 42 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Mahwah, New Jersey, and it awarded 43 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Cabrini University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Radnor, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
St John’s University - New York landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 120 masters’s accounting degrees 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%.
Read more about Accounting at St John’s University - New York
New Jersey City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. NJCU is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 47 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Joseph’s College - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. St. Joseph’s College - New York is a small school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 38 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Accounting at St. Joseph’s College - New York
St. Bonaventure University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Saint Bonaventure, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, 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 86%.
With a ranking of #21, Queens College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 121 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Strayer University - Maryland ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit institution located in Suitland, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Seton Hall University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in South Orange, New Jersey. It awarded 72 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University Maryland came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Loyola University Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 37 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Le Moyne College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LeMoyne is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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