2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree 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 Accounting Master'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 585 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Accounting
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 63% of the accounting majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 331 students majoring in accounting at WGU, 35% are male and 65% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Women make up 48% of the accounting majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Illinois is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 68% of the accounting majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 216 students majoring in accounting at Texas A&M College Station, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 76% of the accounting majors at the school.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
About 60% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 40% are male.
Read full report on Accounting at Florida Atlantic University
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 62% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 38% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
About 35% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 65% are male.
Baruch College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.
Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 188 students majoring in accounting at Liberty University, 40% are male and 60% are female.
University of Houston came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 36% are male.
University of Georgia landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 55% are male.
With a ranking of #14, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 171 students majoring in accounting at Rutgers Newark, 53% are male and 47% are female.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
About 39% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 61% are male.
With a ranking of #16, University of Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 161 students majoring in accounting at Ole Miss, 57% are male and 43% are female.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Of the 154 students majoring in accounting at BYU, 68% are male and 32% are female.
Read full report on Accounting at Brigham Young University - Provo
Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.
Women make up 68% of the accounting majors at the school.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Of the 148 students majoring in accounting at UMass Amherst, 49% are male and 51% are female.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Massachusetts Amherst
New York University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 61% of the accounting majors at the school.
University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 58% of the accounting majors at the school.
University of Utah came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 132 students majoring in accounting at U of U, 61% are male and 39% are female.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 34% are male.
Central Connecticut State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
Women make up 49% of the accounting majors at the school.
Queens College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.
About 55% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 45% are male.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 585 different United States accounting schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools award.
Accounting by Region
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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 26 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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