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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in South Carolina

8 Colleges
$43,477 Avg Salary
$27,441 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Accounting is the #16 most popular major in South Carolina with 192 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Accounting Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in South 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.

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in South Carolina for accounting students. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Accounting at Clemson University Report

The excellent programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Read full report on Accounting at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

Read full report on Accounting at Coastal Carolina University

#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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The excellent programs at Strayer University - South Carolina helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in South Carolina. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.

Full Accounting at Strayer University - South Carolina Report

Charleston Southern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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#6

Furman University

Greenville, SC

With a ranking of #6, Furman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Accounting at Bob Jones University Report

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
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
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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