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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

Accounting is the #30 most popular major in Kentucky with 111 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kentucky to see which master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

About 44% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Accounting at University of Kentucky Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

About 56% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Women make up 79% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at Western Kentucky University

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Kentucky. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Of the 10 students majoring in accounting at UofL, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Accounting at University of Louisville Report

#5

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Union College Kentucky is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Colleges 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
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
Mississippi 306
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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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