2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 95 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing an online associate degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Delgado Community College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 14% are male.
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 be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 47% of the accounting majors at the school.
While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $22,827 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.
Of the 39 students majoring in accounting at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Out of the 95 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lanier Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Oakwood, Lanier Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 14% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 81% of the accounting majors at the school.
Accounting majors at Liberty University take out an average of $26,989 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Chattahoochee Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 82% of the accounting majors at the school.
While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Chattahoochee Technical College accumulate an average of around $25,733 in student debt.
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Northern Virginia Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.
About 79% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 21% are male.
While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Northern Virginia Community College accumulate an average of around $22,356 in student debt.
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Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.
Of the 30 students majoring in accounting at Florida National University - Main Campus, 40% are male and 60% are female.
The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Florida National University - Main Campus take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,898.
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Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.
Women make up 86% of the accounting majors at the school.
On average, accounting graduates from CGTC take out $17,029 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Wake Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree accounting programs. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
About 77% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 23% are male.
Accounting majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $19,952 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 77% of the accounting majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #12, Wayne Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their online associate degree. Wayne Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Goldsboro.
Of the 25 students majoring in accounting at Wayne Community College, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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Augusta Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.
Of the 23 students majoring in accounting at Augusta Technical College, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Midlands Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. MTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.
Of the 23 students majoring in accounting at MTC, 43% are male and 57% are female.
After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from MTC carry an average student debtload of $23,606.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | West Georgia Technical College | Waco, GA |
| 15 | Trident Technical College | Charleston, SC |
| 17 | Tidewater Community College | Norfolk, VA |
| 18 | Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway, SC |
| 18 | Daytona State College | Daytona Beach, FL |
Most Popular Online Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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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Accounting Related Majors
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.
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