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 “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate” 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 Massachusetts, there were 2,053 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,900 and $23,957 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 131 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,931 and $13,427 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. To top this list, a school must have a successful accounting program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts associate degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate. Bunker Hill Community College is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Quincy College landed the #2 spot on the list. Quincy College is a public institution located in Quincy, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate. This small school is located in Danvers, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Bay Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. MassBay Community College is a public institution located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Essex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate list. Northern Essex Community College is a small public school situated in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Accounting at Northern Essex Community College
Massasoit Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate ranking. Massasoit Community College is a public institution located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Holyoke Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate list. Located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Greenfield Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate ranking. Located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Springfield Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Accounting at Springfield Technical Community College
Roxbury Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Roxbury Community College is a public institution located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cape Cod Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate ranking. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school situated in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Cambridge College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Dean College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Franklin, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Fisher College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Bay State College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Massachusetts for an Associate ranking. Bay State College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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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