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 the New England Region for a Master’s” 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 the New England region, there were 6,104 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,966 and $26,462 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,601 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 49 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in accounting.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree accounting students.
Out of the 49 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 348 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 148 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 127 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 68 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, Fairfield University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Fairfield University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Fitchburg State is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 #8, Merrimack College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Merrimack College is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #9, Bryant University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Bryant is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Hartford landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Hartford is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 41 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Bentley University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 40 degrees 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 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Suffolk University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 37 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sacred Heart University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 36 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Boston College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Nichols College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Nichols College is located in Dudley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Bridgewater State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Bridgewater State is a public institution located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees 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%.
New England College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. NEC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Clark University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Clark University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Eastern Connecticut State University is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
University of Vermont came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 19 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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