by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. To top this list, a school graduates more accounting students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 81 schools in North Carolina offering accounting.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors in North Carolina, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
No school graduates more accounting students than Wake Technical Community College this year. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 503 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Read the full accounting report for Wake Technical Community College
Fayetteville Technical Community College ranks #2 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 265 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Fayetteville Technical Community College
A rank of #3 makes University Of North Carolina At Charlotte one of the most popular schools for accounting. Set in the city of Charlotte, University Of North Carolina At Charlotte is a public institution. This school awarded about 171 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
North Carolina State University At Raleigh ranks #4 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public institution. North Carolina State University At Raleigh graduated around 145 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Appalachian State University is one of the most popular accounting schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Appalachian State University is a public school located in the town of Boone. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 129 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Appalachian State University
University Of North Carolina At Greensboro ranked #6 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of Greensboro, University Of North Carolina At Greensboro is a public institution. This school awarded about 123 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for University Of North Carolina At Greensboro
Central Piedmont Community College placed #7 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 113 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Central Piedmont Community College
East Carolina University placed #8 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Greenville, East Carolina University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 112 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for East Carolina University
Wayne Community College comes in at #9 for accounting this year. Set in the city of Goldsboro, Wayne Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 66 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Wayne Community College
Alamance Community College comes in at #10 for accounting this year. Alamance Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Graham. Alamance Community College graduated around 64 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Alamance Community College
Surry Community College placed #11 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 63 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Surry Community College
Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock placed #12 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Flat Rock, Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 62 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock
Gaston College ranked #13 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Gaston College is a public school located in the suburb of Dallas. Gaston College graduated around 60 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Gaston College
Elon University landed the #14 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Elon University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elon. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 53 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Read the full accounting report for Elon University
Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #15 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Forsyth Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Winston-Salem. This school awarded about 50 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Forsyth Technical Community College
Fayetteville State University ranked #16 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Fayetteville State University is a public school located in the city of Fayetteville. This school awarded about 48 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Fayetteville State University
Pitt Community College placed #17 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 47 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Pitt Community College
Lenoir Community College landed the #18 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Lenoir Community College is a public school located in the town of Kinston. Lenoir Community College graduated around 45 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Lenoir Community College
Western Carolina University landed the #19 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the town of Cullowhee, Western Carolina University is a public institution. This school awarded about 45 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Western Carolina University
Mitchell Community College placed #20 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Statesville, Mitchell Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 44 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Mitchell Community College
Guilford Technical Community College comes in at #21 for accounting this year. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 43 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Get the full accounting details for Guilford Technical Community College
Randolph Community College landed the #22 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the town of Asheboro, Randolph Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 41 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Randolph Community College
Richmond Community College placed #23 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 40 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at Richmond Community College
Wake Forest University comes in at #24 for accounting this year. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem. Wake Forest University graduated around 39 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Wake Forest University
Western Piedmont Community College ranked #25 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of Morganton, Western Piedmont Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 38 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Western Piedmont Community College
Not far behind, these schools also graduate many accounting students:
These schools also graduate students in accounting every year and are worth a look:
This list is compiled 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).
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