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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

95 Colleges
$31,137 Avg Salary
$23,182 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

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 large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college 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.

Full Accounting at Delgado Community College Report

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 fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly 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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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small 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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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Lanier Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Oakwood, Lanier Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Accounting at Lanier Technical College Report

#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 95 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree accounting programs. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a medium-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.

Full Accounting at Chattahoochee Technical College Report

Northern Virginia Community 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 #7 on the list. 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large 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.

Full Accounting at Florida National University - Main Campus Report

Central Georgia Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree accounting programs. CGTC is a medium-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 ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the 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 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 #11 on the 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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#12

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

Wayne Community 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 #12 on the list. Wayne Community College is a small public school located in the city of Goldsboro.

Of the 25 students majoring in accounting at Wayne Community College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Accounting at Wayne Community College Report

#13

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large 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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Augusta Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree accounting programs. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Augusta.

Of the 23 students majoring in accounting at Augusta Technical College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Full Accounting at Augusta Technical College Report

Honorable Mentions

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

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 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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