2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 118 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the best school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Out of the 118 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southeast Region . Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
James Madison University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
University of Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
George Mason 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
With a ranking of #10, William & Mary did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Auburn 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 #11 on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
With a ranking of #13, Rhodes College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.
With a ranking of #14, Elon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Belmont 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 #15 on the list. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
With a ranking of #16, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Florida State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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18 | Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN |
19 | University of Mississippi | University, MS |
20 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
21 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
22 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
23 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA |
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 2,330 |
Virginia | 1,921 |
North Carolina | 2,114 |
Florida | 3,746 |
Tennessee | 1,225 |
Kentucky | 772 |
South Carolina | 988 |
Louisiana | 885 |
Arkansas | 626 |
Alabama | 1,557 |
Mississippi | 1,081 |
West Virginia | 520 |
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Accounting Related Rankings by Major
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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