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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges
$46,891 Avg Salary
$28,532 Avg Student Debt

With 99,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

About 66% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 34% are male.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at WGU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,868.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 228 students majoring in accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 35% are male and 65% are female.

On average, accounting graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus take out $35,218 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus Report

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 29% are male.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $42,088.

Full Accounting at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 53% of the accounting majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, accounting majors at Regis U accumulate an average of around $34,680 in student debt.

Full Accounting at Regis University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lewis - Clark State College is a great place for accounting students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

About 66% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 34% are male.

Accounting majors at Lewis - Clark State College take out an average of $31,788 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Accounting at Lewis - Clark State College Report

Explore the most popular online accounting schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,498
Utah 2,857
Idaho 559
Montana 141
Wyoming 93

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One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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