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. 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 Florida” 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 Florida, there were 6,299 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,638 and $28,587 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 966 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree accounting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. DeVry University - Florida is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Millennia Atlantic University landed the #2 spot on the list. Millennia Atlantic University is a private for-profit institution located in Doral, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 24 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #5 spot on the list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 203 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Nova Southeastern University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 101 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Hodges University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Naples, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting 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%.
Florida Southern College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 #10, Saint Leo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Leo, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, St. Thomas University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. STU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Palm Beach Atlantic University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 8 students 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%.
Stetson University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. DeLand, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 9 students 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%.
Florida State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 102 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Jacksonville University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 9 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 30 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Florida ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. UNF is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 30 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Webber International University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Babson Park, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified masters’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%.
Florida International University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 78 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #21, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Barry University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 8 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Miami came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida ranking. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 20 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students 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%.
University of Central Florida ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Florida list. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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