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2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 1,081 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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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 Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Mississippi 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.

Check out the accounting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

Our analysis found Copiah-Lincoln Community College to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in accounting at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Itawamba Community College is a great place for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in accounting at ICC, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Full Accounting at Itawamba Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#4

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Out of the 13 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in accounting at Hinds Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Accounting at Hinds Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at East Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Mississippi. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

Of the 13 students majoring in accounting at EMCC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#6

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Coahoma Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northeast Mississippi Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree accounting programs. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Booneville.

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Mississippi Delta Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Mississippi Delta Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Moorhead.

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Holmes 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 #9 on the list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree accounting programs. Located in the town of Summit, SMCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
West Virginia 520

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 13 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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