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2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

20 Colleges
3,040 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,113 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

This year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Massachusetts Amherst has taken the #1 spot in this year's accounting ranking for non-traditional students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the New England Region list.

The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 students are part time.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston College. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Boston College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the New England Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. 1,916 of Boston College students are attending part time.

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Southern New Hampshire University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. There are roughly 102,147 part time students in attendance at SNHU.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs. UCONN also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the New England Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UCONN is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. 3,257 of UCONN students are attending part time.

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Quinnipiac University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Quinnipiac not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the New England Region list.

About 1.2% of Quinnipiac students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,129 students take at least one class online at Quinnipiac. There are roughly 1,458 part time students in attendance at Quinnipiac.

Full Accounting at Quinnipiac University Report

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Sacred Heart University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 0.9% of Sacred Heart students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,774 students take at least one class online at Sacred Heart. 2,334 of Sacred Heart students are attending part time.

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT

Champlain College comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 1,570 of Champlain students are attending part time.

Full Accounting at Champlain College Report

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Suffolk University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 1.4% of Suffolk students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,746 students at Suffolk that take at least one class online. 1,259 of Suffolk students are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Roger Williams University. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 1,561 students take at least one class online at RWU. 539 students are part time.

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Central Connecticut State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

About 2.1% of CCSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,064 students take at least one class online at CCSU. 3,098 students are part time.

Full Accounting at Central Connecticut State University Report


 

Best for Non-Traditional Students Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students accounting colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,129
Connecticut 688
New Hampshire 706
Rhode Island 464
Maine 124
Vermont 90

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