2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 508 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Accounting
Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
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Out of the 508 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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Out of the 508 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Lehigh University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
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New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Scranton ranked #11 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Villanova University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
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Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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Virginia Tech ranked #16 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #17 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Wake Forest University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
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Fairfield University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
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James Madison University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
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Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
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Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.
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With a ranking of #24, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 508 different United States accounting schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Accounting students that almost earned our Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools award.
Accounting by Region
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Accounting Related Rankings by Major
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Accounting
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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