2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Accounting Master'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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 585 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Accounting
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 348 students majoring in accounting at SNHU, 37% are male and 63% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 35% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Of the 306 students majoring in accounting at UT Austin, 52% are male and 48% are female.
Read full report on Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 261 students majoring in accounting at DeVry University - Illinois, 32% are male and 68% are female.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
About 39% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 61% are male.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 205 students majoring in accounting at UOPX - Arizona, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
Women make up 60% of the accounting majors at the school.
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 62% of the accounting majors at the school.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Women make up 35% of the accounting majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Baruch College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 57% of the accounting majors at the school.
Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 40% are male.
University of Houston ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 64% of the accounting majors at the school.
With a ranking of #13, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 45% of the accounting majors at the school.
Rutgers University - Newark came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a large student population.
About 47% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 53% are male.
Read full report on Accounting at Rutgers University - Newark
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Women make up 39% of the accounting majors at the school.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Mississippi landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 57% are male.
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
About 32% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 68% are male.
Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.
Of the 148 students majoring in accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 32% are male and 68% are female.
Read full report on Accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
About 51% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 49% are male.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Massachusetts Amherst
New York University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 143 students majoring in accounting at NYU, 39% are male and 61% are female.
University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 143 students majoring in accounting at UMGC, 42% are male and 58% are female.
University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 39% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 61% are male.
With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 66% of the accounting majors at the school.
Central Connecticut State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.
Of the 127 students majoring in accounting at CCSU, 51% are male and 49% are female.
Read full report on Accounting at Central Connecticut State University
Grand Canyon University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 121 students majoring in accounting at Grand Canyon University, 43% are male and 57% are female.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 585 different United States accounting schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools award.
Accounting by Region
View the Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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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 26 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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