2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Accounting Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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.
2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the accounting doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the United States for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the accounting majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Women make up 75% of the accounting majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.
Of the 3 students majoring in accounting at Wazzu, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Anderson University Indiana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 2 students majoring in accounting at Anderson University Indiana, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Accounting Related Majors
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Accounting
| 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 24 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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