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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

Accounting is the #16 most popular major in South Carolina with 192 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Carolina 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 South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Accounting

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Charleston Southern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in South Carolina. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.

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Strayer University - South Carolina came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

Full Accounting at Strayer University - South Carolina Report

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
Georgia 549
North Carolina 586
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
Mississippi 306
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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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