by our College Data Analytics Team
Accounting is a popular field of study at colleges across the country, and a growing number of schools deliver it largely online. The online schools below award the most accounting degrees of any in the United States.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in accounting at each of the 89 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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These are the online schools that award the most master’s degree degrees in accounting.
Leading the list of the most popular accounting schools is Western Governors University. Set in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 396 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Western Governors University
Southern New Hampshire University came in at #2 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of Manchester, Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution. Southern New Hampshire University graduated around 323 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Southern New Hampshire University
Florida Atlantic University is one of the most popular accounting schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Boca Raton, Florida Atlantic University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 144 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Florida Atlantic University
University Of Georgia ranks #4 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a public institution. University Of Georgia graduated around 132 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at University Of Georgia
Texas A And M University Corpus Christi is one of the most popular accounting schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A And M University Corpus Christi is a public university. Texas A And M University Corpus Christi graduated around 107 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Texas A And M University Corpus Christi
University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus placed #6 for accounting by yearly graduations. University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public school located in the suburb of Norman. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 101 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Eastern Washington University comes in at #7 for accounting this year. Eastern Washington University is a public school located in the town of Cheney. This school awarded about 96 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Eastern Washington University
Texas A And M University Commerce placed #8 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Commerce, Texas A And M University Commerce is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 89 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Texas A And M University Commerce
Colorado State University Global Campus placed #9 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Denver, Colorado State University Global Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 77 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Colorado State University Global Campus
Northeastern University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. This school awarded about 66 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Northeastern University
The University Of West Florida comes in at #11 for accounting this year. Located in the rural area of Pensacola, The University Of West Florida is a public university. The University Of West Florida graduated around 66 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for The University Of West Florida
Boise State University placed #12 for accounting by yearly graduations. Boise State University is a public school located in the city of Boise. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 65 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Boise State University
The University Of Texas Pan American ranked #13 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of Edinburg, The University Of Texas Pan American is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 65 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at The University Of Texas Pan American
Depaul University landed the #14 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 63 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Depaul University
Kansas State University comes in at #15 for accounting this year. Located in the city of Manhattan, Kansas State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 59 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Read the full accounting report for Kansas State University
Seton Hall University placed #16 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 52 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Seton Hall University
University Of North Dakota placed #17 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Grand Forks, University Of North Dakota is a public university. This school awarded about 52 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at University Of North Dakota
Emporia State University placed #18 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Emporia, Emporia State University is a public university. This school awarded about 44 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Emporia State University
Pace University New York ranked #19 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Pace University New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. This school awarded about 44 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Pace University New York
St Johns University New York placed #20 for accounting by yearly graduations. St Johns University New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens. This school awarded about 44 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for St Johns University New York
Ohio University Main Campus ranked #21 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public institution. Ohio University Main Campus graduated around 41 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Ohio University Main Campus
University Of Alabama At Birmingham placed #22 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Birmingham, University Of Alabama At Birmingham is a public institution. University Of Alabama At Birmingham graduated around 41 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for University Of Alabama At Birmingham
University Of Scranton landed the #23 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Scranton, University Of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university. University Of Scranton graduated around 41 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at University Of Scranton
Rider University placed #24 for accounting by yearly graduations. Rider University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. Rider University graduated around 40 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Rider University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #25 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution. This school awarded about 38 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
More about our data sources and methodologies.