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2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools

24 Colleges
$62,466 Avg Salary

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.

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.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

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 very 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.

Full Accounting at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. Wazzu is a very 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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Read full report on Accounting at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University Indiana landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in accounting at Anderson University Indiana, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Accounting at Anderson University Indiana

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great place for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Read full report on Accounting at Georgia State University

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

Full Accounting at The University of Alabama Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Full Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Oregon 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 medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Accounting at University of Oregon Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Accounting by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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