by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most accounting students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 300 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region offering accounting.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors in the Middle Atlantic Region, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
No school graduates more accounting students than Cuny Bernard M Baruch College this year. Cuny Bernard M Baruch College is a public school located in the city of New York. This school awarded about 737 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Cuny Bernard M Baruch College
University Of Maryland University College is one of the most popular accounting schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, University Of Maryland University College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 408 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Read the full accounting report for University Of Maryland University College
A rank of #3 makes Pennsylvania State University Main Campus one of the most popular schools for accounting. Set in the city of University Park, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 358 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
A rank of #4 makes Cuny Queens College one of the most popular schools for accounting. Located in the city of Queens, Cuny Queens College is a public university. This school awarded about 252 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Cuny Queens College
A rank of #5 makes Rutgers University Newark one of the most popular schools for accounting. Set in the city of Newark, Rutgers University Newark is a public institution. Rutgers University Newark graduated around 223 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Rutgers University Newark
Suny At Binghamton landed the #6 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Suny At Binghamton is a public school located in the suburb of Vestal. Suny At Binghamton graduated around 184 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Suny At Binghamton
Cuny Lehman College placed #7 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Bronx, Cuny Lehman College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 181 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Cuny Lehman College
Cuny Brooklyn College comes in at #8 for accounting this year. Cuny Brooklyn College is a public school located in the city of Brooklyn. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 177 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Cuny Brooklyn College
University At Buffalo landed the #9 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a public university. This school awarded about 170 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for University At Buffalo
Drexel University landed the #10 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 165 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Drexel University
University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus landed the #11 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 158 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Read the full accounting report for University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus
New York University comes in at #12 for accounting this year. Set in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 156 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for New York University
Montclair State University comes in at #13 for accounting this year. Set in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 154 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Montclair State University
Suny At Albany comes in at #14 for accounting this year. Located in the city of Albany, Suny At Albany is a public university. Suny At Albany graduated around 151 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Suny At Albany
University Of Maryland College Park placed #15 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of College Park, University Of Maryland College Park is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 135 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for University Of Maryland College Park
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus comes in at #16 for accounting this year. Set in the suburb of Teaneck, Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 134 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Read the full accounting report for Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
Kean University landed the #17 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean University is a public university. Kean University graduated around 134 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Kean University
Towson University landed the #18 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Towson, Towson University is a public university. This school awarded about 128 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Towson University
William Paterson University Of New Jersey ranked #19 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University Of New Jersey is a public institution. William Paterson University Of New Jersey graduated around 128 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for William Paterson University Of New Jersey
Villanova University landed the #20 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Villanova University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. Villanova University graduated around 122 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Villanova University
Temple University placed #21 for accounting by yearly graduations. Temple University is a public school located in the city of Philadelphia. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 121 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Temple University
Suny College At Plattsburgh landed the #22 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the town of Plattsburgh, Suny College At Plattsburgh is a public institution. This school awarded about 120 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Suny College At Plattsburgh
St Johns University New York comes in at #23 for accounting this year. Set in the city of Queens, St Johns University New York is a private not-for-profit institution. St Johns University New York graduated around 116 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at St Johns University New York
Pace University New York ranked #24 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of New York, Pace University New York is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 114 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Pace University New York
Fordham University landed the #25 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. This school awarded about 113 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Fordham University
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular accounting list:
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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