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2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$3,075 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,114 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in North Carolina 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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Vance-Granville Community College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Forsyth Technical Community College is a great value for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Forsyth Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Forsyth Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,594.

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#3

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitt Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Community College are $1,940 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Wake Technical Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,952.

Wake Technical Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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#5

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wayne Community College is a small public school located in the city of Goldsboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne Community College are $2,524 a year.

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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree accounting programs. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Central Piedmont Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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With a ranking of #7, Surry Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. Surry Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dobson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Surry Community College are $2,663 a year.

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Catawba Valley Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Hickory, CVCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVCC are $2,367 per year.

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Southwestern Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwestern Community College are $2,601 a year.

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#10

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

With a ranking of #10, Nash Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

Nash Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,834 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,330
Virginia 1,921
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 20 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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