Ranked #8 in popularity, accounting is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,606 degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The accounting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Accounting rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for accounting schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in New Hampshire list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the accounting degrees they offer, see the list below.
Southern New Hampshire University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in accounting. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.
There were about 1404 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the accounting program earn around $46,072 in their early career salary.
Every student pursuing a degree in accounting has to take a look at Saint Anselm College. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #400 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St. Anselm College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 9 accounting students who graduated with this degree at St. Anselm College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting major at Saint Anselm College get $8,289 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Any student pursuing a degree in accounting has to look into University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. UNH is a large public university located in the small suburb of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.
There were about 17 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available. Those accounting students who get their degree from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus receive $13,789 more than the standard accounting student.
It's difficult to beat NHTI-Concord's Community College if you want to pursue a degree in accounting. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1239 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NHTI is a great college overall.
There were about 30 accounting students who graduated with this degree at NHTI in the most recent data year.
Plymouth State is a small public university located in the town of Plymouth. This university ranks 11th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 17 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Plymouth State in the most recent data year.
NEC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Henniker. This college ranks 12th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 36 accounting students who graduated with this degree at NEC in the most recent data year. After graduating, accounting degree recipients typically make around $50,622 in the first five years of their career.
Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Rindge. This university ranks 16th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 29 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Franklin Pierce in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the accounting program earn an average of $45,420 in their early career salary.
GSC is a small public college located in the fringe town of Concord. This college ranks 14th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 6 accounting students who graduated with this degree at GSC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, accounting degree recipients generally make about $46,429 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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