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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$59,048 Avg Salary

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

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

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.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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.

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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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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

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.

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#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

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.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

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.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

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.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

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.

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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.

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#10

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

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.

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#11

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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.

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#12

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

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.

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#13

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

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.

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#14

Elon University

Elon, NC

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.

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#15

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

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.

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#16

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

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.

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#17

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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.

Full Accounting at Florida State University Report

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
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
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

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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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