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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
$47,425 Avg Salary
$32,632 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online accounting programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue an online degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at WGU accumulate an average of around $21,435 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a great place for accounting students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

On average, accounting graduates from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out $35,076 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great place for accounting students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus accumulate an average of around $35,010 in student debt.

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#4

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent online programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #5 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 large city of Denver.

After completing their degree, accounting graduates from Regis U carry an average student debtload of $37,306.

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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at Lewis - Clark State College accumulate an average of around $32,199 in student debt.

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Laramie County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for accounting students. It came in at #7 on the list. LCCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Cheyenne.

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#7

Casper College

Casper, WY

With a ranking of #7, Casper College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students. Located in the city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Helena College University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students. Helena College is a small public school located in the town of Helena.

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Great Falls College Montana State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Great Falls, Great Falls College Montana State University is a public school with a small student population.

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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 16 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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