2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You
Accounting is the #11 most popular major in Florida with 3,746 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in Florida 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Florida State College at Jacksonville to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FSCJ are $2,657 a year. On average, accounting graduates from FSCJ take out $21,891 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 25 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $2,506 per year.
HCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. CF is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Ocala.
CF undergraduate students pay an average of $2,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valencia College are $2,474 a year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Valencia College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,441.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pensacola State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pensacola State are $2,367 per year.
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Broward College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree accounting programs. BC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $2,830 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from BC carry an average student debtload of $14,334.
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With a ranking of #7, Miami Dade College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $2,838 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Daytona State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. Daytona State College is a large public school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Daytona State College are $3,106 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Daytona State College accumulate an average of around $23,223 in student debt.
Daytona State College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida list.
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Polk State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Polk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Winter Haven.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Polk State are $3,366 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Polk State also is in the top 15% of our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
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Indian River State College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year.
Indian River State College also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 2,330 |
Virginia | 1,921 |
North Carolina | 2,114 |
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 Majors Related to Accounting
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.
- 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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