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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Maine

12 Colleges
$44,530 Avg Salary
$34,202 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

With 186 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #16 most popular major in Maine.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Accounting Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Maine to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the most popular school in Maine for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

Accounting majors at UMaine take out an average of $26,239 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the most popular school in Maine for accounting students. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Accounting majors at University of Southern Maine take out an average of $19,488 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Maine. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Husson University

Bangor, ME

The excellent programs at Husson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Maine. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at Husson accumulate an average of around $28,000 in student debt.

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#5

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Waterville, Thomas College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Accounting majors at Thomas College take out an average of $26,537 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Maine at Augusta came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in Maine ranking. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at UMA accumulate an average of around $39,180 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Kennebec Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Central Maine Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

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York County Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northern Maine Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in Maine ranking. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Presque Isle.

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,929
Connecticut 1,412
New Hampshire 1,494
Rhode Island 569
Vermont 151

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 12 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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