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Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Finding the Best 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.

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The Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 45 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 19% are male.

Accounting majors at SNHU take out an average of $24,930 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 45 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Manchester.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from MCC carry an average student debt load of $8,718.

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#3

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 15% are male.

Accounting majors at Post University take out an average of $34,709 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 82% of the accounting majors at the school.

Accounting majors at BHCC take out an average of $15,035 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. CCRI is a large public school located in the city of Warwick.

About 81% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Norwalk Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. NCC is a small public school located in the city of Norwalk.

Of the 24 students majoring in accounting at NCC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Housatonic Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in accounting at Housatonic Community College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Quincy College

Quincy, MA

Quincy College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree accounting programs. Quincy College is a small public school located in the suburb of Quincy.

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

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North Shore Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the accounting majors at the school.

Accounting majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $14,703 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Three Rivers Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in accounting at Three Rivers Community College, 38% are male and 63% are female.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Three Rivers Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,101.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,929
Connecticut 1,412
New Hampshire 1,494
Maine 186
Rhode Island 569
Vermont 151

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 31 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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