2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Accounting School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 141 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Accounting Schools
Our analysis found Florida Atlantic University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Read full report on Accounting at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for accounting students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for accounting students. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Mississippi helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
George Mason University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.
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Florida State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.
Nova Southeastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #11, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
Clemson University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #13 on the list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Florida International University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #16 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
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With a ranking of #16, William & Mary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Georgia Southern University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.
Read full report on Accounting at Georgia Southern University
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Accounting students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS |
| 23 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 24 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 24 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 26 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 27 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 28 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge, LA |
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Southeast 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 |
| Arkansas | 81 |
| West Virginia | 83 |
Accounting Related Majors
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 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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