2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools
Our analysis found Florida State College at Jacksonville to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $2,657 per year. On average, accounting graduates from FSCJ take out $19,781 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broward College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida list. BC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BC are $2,830 a year.
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The excellent programs at Hillsborough Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Florida. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $2,506 a year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at HCC take out is $18,108.
In addition to its great value ranking, HCC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Accounting Schools in Florida list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.
Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,474 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Valencia College take out is $14,806.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida list. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPC are $2,682 a year.
SPC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Schools in Florida list.
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College of Central Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida ranking. CF is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Ocala.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CF are $2,710 a year.
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Seminole State College of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida ranking. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sanford.
Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $3,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Eastern Florida State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EFSC are $2,791 a year.
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Pensacola State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the small city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pensacola State are $2,367 per year.
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Miami Dade College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region
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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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