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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

With 586 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #12 most popular major in North Carolina.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in North Carolina 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina 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.

Of the 196 students majoring in accounting at UNC Chapel Hill, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in accounting at UNCW, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in accounting at ECU, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 45% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 55% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 58% are male.

Full Accounting at Appalachian State University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

About 54% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest 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 #7 on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Women make up 29% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Wake Forest University Report

#8

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

About 73% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Western Carolina University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

About 43% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Accounting at Western Carolina University Report

#10

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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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
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 15 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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