2024 Best Accounting Schools in the New England Region
81Colleges in the New England Region
5,840Accounting Degrees Awarded
$55,811Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 81 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of accounting. Combined, these schools handed out 5,840 degrees in accounting to qualified students.
The accounting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Accounting rankings. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Accounting Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for Accounting in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the accounting degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Bentley University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bentley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 273 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Bentley in the most recent year we have data available. Those accounting students who get their degree from Bentley University receive $9,543 more than the typical accounting student.
University of Connecticut is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in accounting. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 281 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting major at University of Connecticut earn $10,607 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Boston College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were about 174 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the accounting program at Boston College get $12,608 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were about 305 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from University of Massachusetts Amherst receive an earnings boost of about $8,427 above the average income of accounting graduates.
Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were roughly 67 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available. Those accounting students who get their degree from Providence College receive $8,089 more than the average accounting graduate.
Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #163 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were about 179 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Fairfield University earn a boost of approximately $8,450 over the average income of accounting graduates.
Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were approximately 147 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Bryant University earn a boost of approximately $5,132 above the typical earnings of accounting majors.
Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.
There were roughly 126 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Suffolk University get an earnings boost of about $4,324 above the average income of accounting majors.
SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.
There were about 1418 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, accounting degree recipients generally earn about $46,072 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 80 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from Northeastern University earn $14,194 more than the standard accounting graduate.
BHCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Boston. This college ranks 22nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 53 accounting students who graduated with this degree at BHCC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the accounting program state that they receive average early career wages of $34,288.
CCSU is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of New Britain. This university ranks 7th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 208 accounting students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the accounting program state that they receive average early career wages of $56,072.
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Here are some additional great schools for Accounting students in the New England Region that almost earned our Best Accounting Schools in the New England Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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