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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Connecticut

12 Colleges
$59,281 Avg Salary
$24,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 519 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Accounting Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in Connecticut for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Accounting at Central Connecticut State University Report

#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #6 on the list. ECSU is a small public school located in the fringe town of Willimantic.

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#6

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Connecticut list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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#8

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #8 on the list. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

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#9

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Albertus Magnus College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #10 on the list. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Full Accounting at Albertus Magnus College Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 669
Rhode Island 78
New Hampshire 428
Maine 28
Vermont 36

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 12 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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