2026 Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools in North Carolina

Accounting and Business/Management programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for accounting and business/management students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools in North Carolina

Best Schools for Accounting and Business/Management in North Carolina

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the accounting and business/management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Accounting and Business/Management

1

Mount Olive College
Mount Olive, NC

Associate's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Accounting and Business/Management Degrees Awarded

$42,962 Median Starting Salary

Mount Olive College tops our 2026 ranking of the best accounting and business/management schools. Mount Olive College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Mount Olive. About 48% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 18 accounting and business/management students who graduated with this degree at Mount Olive College in the most recent data year. Accounting And Business/management graduates of Mount Olive College earn a median of $42,962 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $30,933. See the full accounting and business/management program report for Mount Olive College

2

Strayer University North Carolina
Greensboro, NC

Associate's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Accounting and Business/Management Degrees Awarded

$56,778 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong accounting and business/management program will find one at Strayer University North Carolina, which ranked #2. This mid-sized private for-profit university is located in the city of Greensboro. Roughly 33% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 13 accounting and business/management degrees were awarded at Strayer University North Carolina in the most recent year. Students who receive their accounting and business/management degree from Strayer University North Carolina earn around $56,778 in the first couple years of their career. Strayer University North Carolina graduates carry a median of $54,989 in student loans. More information about a degree in accounting and business/management from Strayer University North Carolina

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.