2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Associate 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 Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 110 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found West Georgia Technical College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $5,452 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at West Georgia Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,688.
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Out of the 110 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 a year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chattahoochee Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Chattahoochee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,602 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Chattahoochee Technical College accumulate an average of around $25,733 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College also did well on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 110 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delgado Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delgado Community College are $4,079 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Delgado Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $30,144.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $22,827 in student debt.
American Military University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #6, Athens Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Athens Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,408.
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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.
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Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CGTC are $5,442 a year. On average, accounting graduates from CGTC take out $17,029 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Gwinnett Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,636 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at GTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,192.
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Albany Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, Albany Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Albany Technical College are $5,396 a year.
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Georgia Piedmont Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.
Georgia Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,578 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Georgia Piedmont Technical College carry an average student debtload of $19,557.
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SOWELA Technical Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,265 per year.
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Copiah-Lincoln Community College are $5,380 a year.
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Augusta Technical College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree accounting programs. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Augusta Technical College are $5,632 a year.
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Wake Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $8,912 per year. Accounting majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $19,952 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, Wake Technical Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Forsyth Technical Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree accounting programs. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Forsyth Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,168 in tuition and fees each year. Accounting majors at Forsyth Tech take out an average of $15,594 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Accounting students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Itawamba Community College | Fulton, MS |
| 18 | Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta, GA |
| 19 | Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson, NC |
| 20 | Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL |
| 21 | North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville, GA |
| 22 | Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte, NC |
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 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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).
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