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2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

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

Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 466 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nebraska to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the accounting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from MCC carry an average student debt load of $8,866.

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Out of the 4 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Of the 19 students majoring in accounting at Northeast, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Accounting majors at Northeast take out an average of $19,267 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Western Nebraska Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Nebraska. WNCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Scottsbluff.

Women make up 80% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#4

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

Out of the 4 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Nebraska landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Union College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,765
Minnesota 1,551
Kansas 1,036
Iowa 956
North Dakota 277
South Dakota 241

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 4 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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