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2023 Best Accounting Schools in South Carolina

7 Colleges
$43,477 Avg Salary
$27,441 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting 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 Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Accounting Schools in South Carolina

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

Top South Carolina Schools in Accounting

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best school in South Carolina for accounting students. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Furman University

Greenville, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Furman University is a great place for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Charleston Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in South Carolina list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.

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Strayer University - South Carolina ranked #7 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in South Carolina list. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges 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 7 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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