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

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10,534 Bachelor's Degrees
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Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

For this year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 105 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying accounting.

Top 15% Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional accounting students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 1,681 students at Lipscomb that take at least one class online. About 445 of the students at Lipscomb are attending part time.

Read full report on Accounting at Lipscomb University

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.

About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. About 2,831 of the students at Virginia Tech are attending part time.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population. Louisiana State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 15,086 students at Louisiana State University that take at least one class online. 5,959 of Louisiana State University students are attending part time.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, JMU also did well on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 students are part time.

Read full report on Accounting at James Madison University

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Our rankings recognize University of Georgia as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens. UGA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.

The student loan default rate at UGA is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,742 students take at least one class online at UGA. 4,437 students are part time.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State University. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Florida State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.

About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.

Full Accounting at Florida State University Report

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University of Mississippi comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ole Miss also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region ranking.

About 2.2% of Ole Miss students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,956 students take at least one class online at Ole Miss. There are roughly 2,532 part time students in attendance at Ole Miss.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Mississippi

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population. UF also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida International University. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 22,664 part time students in attendance at FIU.

Full Accounting at Florida International University Report

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. UofSC also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

About 1.6% of UofSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,608 students at UofSC that take at least one class online. 3,896 students are part time.

Read full report on Accounting at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Our rankings recognize University of Central Florida as the #12 school in this year's rankings. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UCF also did well on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at UCF is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. There are roughly 23,575 part time students in attendance at UCF.

Full Accounting at University of Central Florida Report

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The University of Alabama landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.

The student loan default rate at UA is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,339 students at UA that take at least one class online. About 6,421 of the students at UA are attending part time.

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Florida Atlantic University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 14,436 students at FAU that take at least one class online. 11,860 students are part time.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U Miami has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at U Miami is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,899 students at U Miami that take at least one class online. About 1,358 of the students at U Miami are attending part time.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
16 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
17 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
18 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
19 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
20 Auburn University Auburn, AL
21 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY

Best for Non-Traditional Students Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students accounting schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,347
Georgia 1,367
Tennessee 832
North Carolina 1,053
Virginia 1,183
South Carolina 620
Kentucky 642
Alabama 1,129
Louisiana 692
Mississippi 657
Arkansas 527
West Virginia 322

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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