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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

Accounting is the #25 most popular major in Arkansas with 81 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arkansas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 37% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#2

Hendrix College

Conway, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hendrix College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Hendrix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Conway.

About 36% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

Women make up 82% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Central Arkansas

#4

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Strayer University - Arkansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Arkansas. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

Full Accounting at Strayer University - Arkansas Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools 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
South Carolina 192
Mississippi 306
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 4 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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