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2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools

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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 Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Accounting at Capella University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

About 75% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Accounting at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Women make up 33% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at Washington State University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Read full report on Accounting at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

Read full report on Accounting at The University of Alabama

Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Full Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Anderson University Indiana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Oregon

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Full Accounting at Georgia State University Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Accounting at Michigan State University Report

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 24 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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