2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 348 students majoring in accounting at SNHU, 37% are male and 63% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the New England Region . 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.
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Out of the 49 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. CCSU is a moderately-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.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
About 40% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 60% are male.
Out of the 49 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 51% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 49% are male.
Fairfield University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
About 48% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 52% are male.
Fitchburg State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 44% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 56% are male.
With a ranking of #8, Merrimack College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 57% are male.
With a ranking of #9, Bryant University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 60% of the accounting majors at the school.
University of Hartford 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 #10 on the list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.
Of the 41 students majoring in accounting at UHart, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Best Accounting Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,929 |
| Connecticut | 1,412 |
| New Hampshire | 1,494 |
| Maine | 186 |
| Rhode Island | 569 |
| Vermont | 151 |
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 25 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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