2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Accounting Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast 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.
2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Accounting
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Alabama the most popular school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
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Our analysis found Georgia State University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.
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| 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 |
| Mississippi | 1,081 |
| West Virginia | 520 |
Accounting Related Majors
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 5 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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