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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Tennessee

17 Colleges
$52,717 Avg Salary
$28,615 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Accounting is the #12 most popular major in Tennessee with 354 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Tennessee 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.

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for accounting students. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Accounting at Middle Tennessee State University Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Tennessee. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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#5

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Belmont University is a great place for accounting students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Accounting at Belmont University Report

With a ranking of #6, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Tennessee Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Accounting at Tennessee Technological University Report

#10

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

Rhodes College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
Kentucky 111
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.

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 17 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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