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Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Accounting Doctor's 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#2

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centenary University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,659
New York 7,419
Maryland 1,311
New Jersey 2,166
District of Columbia 497
Delaware 306

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 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.

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