2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 19,309 people earned a degree or certificate in accounting, making the major the #17 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 508 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Accounting
Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the United States. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the United States. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Scranton came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #12 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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Virginia Tech ranked #16 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #17, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Wake Forest University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
Fairfield University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
James Madison University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
Texas Christian University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #23, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.
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University of California - Davis landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 508 different United States accounting schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Accounting students that almost earned our Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools award.
Accounting by Region
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Accounting Related Rankings by Major
One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 131,555 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 31,701 |
| Human Resource Management | 12,117 |
| General Business/Commerce | 9,137 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 5,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
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