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

50 Colleges
$46,891 Avg Salary
$28,532 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of South Florida - Main Campus to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Of the 316 students majoring in accounting at USF Tampa, 50% are male and 50% are female.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at USF Tampa take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,491.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for accounting students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 212 students majoring in accounting at Liberty University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

On average, accounting graduates from Liberty University take out $33,554 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 134 students majoring in accounting at UofM, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Accounting majors at UofM take out an average of $27,856 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $129, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 99 students majoring in accounting at American Military University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, accounting graduates from American Military University carry an average student debtload of $35,678.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 50 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in accounting at Old Dominion, 48% are male and 52% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, accounting graduates from Old Dominion carry an average student debtload of $30,819.

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#6

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.

Of the 81 students majoring in accounting at St. Leo University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, accounting graduates from St. Leo University carry an average student debtload of $35,177.

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Athens State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the accounting majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, accounting graduates from Athens State University carry an average student debtload of $31,082.

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Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 21% are male.

On average, accounting graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida take out $38,035 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Of the 69 students majoring in accounting at UNC Greensboro, 36% are male and 64% are female.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at UNC Greensboro take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,489.

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#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree accounting programs. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in accounting at ECU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $332.

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Explore the most popular online accounting colleges 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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