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2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Accounting Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 19,309 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

Check out the accounting doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Full Accounting at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Alabama the most popular school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

Read full report on Accounting at The University of Alabama

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Full Accounting at Georgia State University Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Accounting at Mississippi State University Report

#4

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Mississippi

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 559
Florida 982
Georgia 549
North Carolina 586
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
Mississippi 306
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Accounting

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.

  • 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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