2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Accounting 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 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Accounting Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular online school in the United States for accounting students. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for accounting students pursuing an online degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Out of the 61 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 61 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent online programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Schools ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
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Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Schools list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for accounting students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for online Accounting students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Accounting Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education | McMinnville, OR |
| 12 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY |
Most Popular Online Accounting by Region
View the Most Popular Online Accounting Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
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Accounting Related Majors
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.
- 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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