Accounting is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most accounting students each year.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in accounting at each of the 481 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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. Western Governors University graduated around 396 accounting students in the most recent data year.
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Southern New Hampshire University ranks #2 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Manchester, Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 383 accounting degrees in the most recent year.
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A rank of #3 makes Texas A And M University College Station one of the most popular schools for accounting. Texas A And M University College Station is a public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A And M University College Station graduated around 229 accounting students in the most recent data year.
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Cuny Bernard M Baruch College is one of the most popular accounting schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the city of New York, Cuny Bernard M Baruch College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 224 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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The University Of Texas At Austin ranks #5 for accounting by yearly graduations. The University Of Texas At Austin is a public school located in the city of Austin. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 183 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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Devry University Illinois comes in at #6 for accounting this year. Set in the suburb of Lisle, Devry University Illinois is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 182 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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New York University comes in at #7 for accounting this year. New York University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 156 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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University Of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #8 spot among the most popular accounting schools. University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public school located in the city of Amherst. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 153 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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Florida Atlantic University ranked #9 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Florida Atlantic University is a public school located in the city of Boca Raton. Florida Atlantic University graduated around 144 accounting students in the most recent data year.
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Pennsylvania State University Main Campus landed the #10 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of University Park. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 138 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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The University Of Texas At Dallas ranked #11 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Richardson, The University Of Texas At Dallas is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 138 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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Liberty University landed the #12 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 134 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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Purdue University Global landed the #13 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 134 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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University Of Georgia landed the #14 spot among the most popular accounting schools. University Of Georgia is a public school located in the city of Athens. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 132 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus placed #15 for accounting by yearly graduations. Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck. This school awarded about 126 accounting degrees in the most recent year.
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Baylor University landed the #16 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of Waco, Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 107 accounting degrees in the most recent year.
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Rutgers University Newark comes in at #17 for accounting this year. Set in the city of Newark, Rutgers University Newark is a public institution. This school awarded about 107 accounting degrees in the most recent year.
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Texas A And M University Corpus Christi placed #18 for accounting by yearly graduations. Texas A And M University Corpus Christi is a public school located in the city of Corpus Christi. Texas A And M University Corpus Christi graduated around 107 accounting students in the most recent data year.
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Eastern Washington University landed the #19 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the town of Cheney, Eastern Washington University is a public institution. This school awarded about 105 accounting degrees in the most recent year.
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Central Connecticut State University placed #20 for accounting by yearly graduations. Central Connecticut State University is a public school located in the suburb of New Britain. Central Connecticut State University graduated around 101 accounting students in the most recent data year.
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University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #21 spot among the most popular accounting schools. University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public school located in the suburb of Norman. University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus graduated around 101 accounting students in the most recent data year.
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University Of Florida landed the #22 spot among the most popular accounting schools. University Of Florida is a public school located in the city of Gainesville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 97 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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University Of Maryland University College ranked #23 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. University Of Maryland University College is a public school located in the suburb of Adelphi. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 93 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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Universidad Del Turabo comes in at #24 for accounting this year. Set in the suburb of Gurabo, Universidad Del Turabo is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 92 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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Case Western Reserve University landed the #25 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 89 students earned a degree in accounting from this school.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Accounting Schools
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular accounting list:
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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.