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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 24,444 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,005 and $27,829 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4,166 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 132 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 132 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - North Carolina landed the #2 spot on the list. DeVry University - North Carolina is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 132 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. DeVry University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Miramar, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Millsaps College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Millennia Atlantic University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Millennia Atlantic University is a small private for-profit school situated in Doral, Florida. It awarded 4 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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DeVry University - Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. DeVry University - Georgia is located in Decatur, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Hendrix College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 11 students 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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DeVry University - Virginia ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 3 masters’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.
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Shorter University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Rome, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Stratford University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Stratford University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Strayer University - Florida ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Rhodes College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Mississippi ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 161 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
William & Mary ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Williamsburg, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 203 masters’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 #18, Strayer University - North Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - North Carolina is a small school located in Morrisville, North Carolina that handed out 15 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Alabama State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alabama State is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Christian Brothers University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Virginia ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 29 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%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 196 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Gardner - Webb University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Boiling Springs, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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 #25, Strayer University - South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - South Carolina is a private for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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