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2023 Best Accounting Schools in Kentucky

5 Colleges
$45,765 Avg Salary
$26,229 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Accounting is the #30 most popular major in Kentucky with 111 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Accounting Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Accounting Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Colleges.

Top Kentucky Schools in Accounting

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best school in Kentucky for accounting students. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Full Accounting at University of Kentucky Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Kentucky. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

Full Accounting at Northern Kentucky University Report

#3

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

The excellent programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Accounting at Bellarmine University Report

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Louisville

#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Full Accounting at Western Kentucky University 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
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
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 5 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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