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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Kentucky

8 Colleges
$45,765 Avg Salary
$26,229 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting 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.

The Most Popular Accounting Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kentucky 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.

Check out the accounting 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 degree in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Full Accounting at University of Kentucky Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for accounting students. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Full Accounting at University of Louisville Report

#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for accounting students. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Full Accounting at Western Kentucky University Report

#5

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

The excellent programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

With a ranking of #6, Union College Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Located in the remote town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Kentucky list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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#6

Brescia University

Owensboro, KY

Brescia 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. Brescia University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Owensboro.

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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 8 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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