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2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

20 Colleges
3,142 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,561 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

For this year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Rocky Mountains 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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Brigham Young University - Provo tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional accounting students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, BYU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.

Read full report on Accounting at Brigham Young University - Provo

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Governors University. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at WGU is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. All 150,116 students take classes exclusively online at WGU.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population. U of U also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.

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Our rankings recognize University of Denver as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at DU is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 3,512 students at DU are exclusively online. 5,249 of DU students are attending part time.

Full Accounting at University of Denver Report

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Regis University
Denver, CO

Our rankings recognize Regis University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regis U, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 2,010 students take at least one class online at Regis U. About 1,583 of the students at Regis U are attending part time.

Read full report on Accounting at Regis University

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Southern Utah University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Utah University, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

About 2.0% of Southern Utah University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,613 students take at least one class online at Southern Utah University. 4,998 of Southern Utah University students are attending part time.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

The student loan default rate at BYU - I is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. 23,058 students at BYU - I are exclusively online. 26,387 of BYU - I students are attending part time.

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Utah State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan. USU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

About 0.8% of USU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. There are roughly 9,734 part time students in attendance at USU.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boise State University. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Boise State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 10,868 students take at least one class online at Boise State. About 11,239 of the students at Boise State are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Wyoming as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. About 2,493 of the students at UW are attending part time.

Full Accounting at University of Wyoming 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 1,973
Colorado 712
Idaho 433
Montana 52
Wyoming 53

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*Avg Cost is for the top 20 schools only.

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