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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in North Carolina

16 Colleges
$45,830 Avg Salary
$25,761 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

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

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The Most Popular Accounting Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in North Carolina 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 analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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Out of the 16 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for accounting students. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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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 Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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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 schools for accounting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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#8

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

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#10

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 16 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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