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 Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama” 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 Alabama, there were 1,641 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,336 and $30,348 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 390 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alabama State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University at Montgomery. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama list. AUM is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 17 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 25 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Auburn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama ranking. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, 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 92%.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama ranking. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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The University of Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 89 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 87%.
Troy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #9. Troy University is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 33 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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With a ranking of #11, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Alabama list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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