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2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You

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 Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the accounting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out while working on their Associate Degree is $28,433.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

Women make up 47% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree 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.

Of the 32 students majoring in accounting at PPCC, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Accounting majors at PPCC take out an average of $14,014 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Accounting at Pikes Peak Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCD is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 20 students majoring in accounting at CCD, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Accounting majors at CCD take out an average of $15,910 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 10% are male.

Accounting majors at FRCC take out an average of $25,174 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Accounting at Front Range Community College Report

#6

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree accounting programs. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Laramie County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. LCCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Cheyenne.

Women make up 36% of the accounting majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at LCCC accumulate an average of around $17,390 in student debt.

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#8

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in accounting at Arapahoe Community College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Arapahoe Community College accumulate an average of around $23,459 in student debt.

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Great Falls College Montana State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Great Falls, Great Falls College Montana State University is a public school with a small student population.

Full Accounting at Great Falls College Montana State University Report

Lewis - Clark State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

Of the 10 students majoring in accounting at Lewis - Clark State College, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Accounting at Lewis - Clark State College Report

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 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.

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