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

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our analysis found The University of Alabama to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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Our 2023 rankings named Georgia State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Full Accounting at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

#4

University of Mississippi

University, MS

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 town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

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 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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