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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

16 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 549 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia

Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the best school in Georgia for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Georgia. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Georgia. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgia College & State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Georgia. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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DeVry University - Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the suburb of Decatur, DeVry University - Georgia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Shorter University

Rome, GA

Shorter University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Shorter is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Rome.

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#10

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 559
Florida 982
North Carolina 586
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
Mississippi 306
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 16 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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