by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. 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 Connecticut, there were 1,476 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,281 and $24,624 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 205 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in accounting.
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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 “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree accounting students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. MCC is a public institution located in Manchester, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Post University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwalk Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. NCC is located in Norwalk, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Housatonic Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate. Housatonic Community College is a public institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Three Rivers Community College is located in Norwich, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Naugatuck Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 12 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Goodwin College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Goodwin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 10 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Middlesex Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking. Middletown, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Asnuntuck Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking. Asnuntuck Community College is located in Enfield, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Capital Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 5 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Quinebaug Valley Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking. QVCC is located in Danielson, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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