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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

30 Colleges
$47,425 Avg Salary
$32,632 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Accounting is the #17 most popular major in the country with 19,309 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for accounting students. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Full Accounting at Western Governors University Report

Out of the 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Accounting at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Full Accounting at University of Utah Report

Out of the 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

Full Accounting at University of Colorado Boulder Report

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #6 on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Full Accounting at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Full Accounting at University of Denver Report

#8

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

With a ranking of #8, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

Read full report on Accounting at Southern Utah University

Utah Valley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

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#10

Utah State University

Logan, UT

Utah State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 486
Utah 814
Idaho 83
Montana 50
Wyoming 7

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 25 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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