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2025 Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools

694 Colleges in the United States
47,064 Bachelor's Degrees
$53,550 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #8 in popularity, accounting is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 694 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of accounting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47,064 bachelor's degrees in accounting during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools The accounting bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality accounting program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for accounting students working on their bachelor's degree.

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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 Bachelor's Degree Schools.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Accounting in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Accounting

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Bentley University
Waltham, MA
231 Annual Graduates
$72,823 Median Starting Salary
$41,333 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in accounting has to take a look at Bentley University. Located in the city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from Bentley University get an earnings boost of around $19,273 over the average income of accounting graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in accounting from Bentley University

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in accounting. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in accounting from University of Pennsylvania

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33 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in accounting. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in accounting from Washington University in St Louis

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262 Annual Graduates
$67,186 Median Starting Salary
$40,271 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in accounting has to check out Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station.

Those accounting students who get their bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University - College Station make $13,636 more than the standard accounting graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in accounting from Texas A&M University - College Station

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Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Those accounting students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Notre Dame earn $23,328 more than the standard accounting student.

More information about a bachelor’s in accounting from University of Notre Dame

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
109 Annual Graduates
$77,966 Median Starting Salary
$54,082 Median Student Debt

Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from Villanova University receive an earnings boost of about $24,416 over the average income of accounting majors.

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353 Annual Graduates
$74,731 Median Starting Salary
$34,472 Median Student Debt

UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign get an earnings boost of approximately $21,181 over the typical income of accounting graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in accounting from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the accounting program at Boston College earn $21,962 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

Bachelor's recipients from the accounting program at Georgetown University earn $36,014 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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369 Annual Graduates
$62,399 Median Starting Salary
$24,580 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the accounting program at Ohio State University - Main Campus earn $8,849 above the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in accounting from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Those accounting students who get their bachelor's degree from Lehigh University make $23,476 more than the standard accounting graduate.

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Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park receive an earnings boost of around $16,271 over the typical income of accounting majors.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from Santa Clara University receive an earnings boost of around $24,867 above the typical income of accounting majors.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
299 Annual Graduates
$70,069 Median Starting Salary
$79,886 Median Student Debt

Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.

Bachelor's recipients from the accounting program at Drexel University earn $16,519 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison get an earnings boost of around $15,359 over the average earnings of accounting graduates.

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97 Annual Graduates
$71,491 Median Starting Salary
$77,032 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from University of Delaware earn a boost of about $17,941 over the average earnings of accounting graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in accounting from University of Delaware

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140 Annual Graduates
$66,591 Median Starting Salary
$24,627 Median Student Debt

UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.

Bachelor's recipients from the accounting program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities get $13,041 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those accounting students who get their bachelor's degree from Fairfield University receive $18,197 more than the typical accounting graduate.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
164 Annual Graduates
$65,965 Median Starting Salary
$44,086 Median Student Debt

Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from Michigan State University earn a boost of around $12,415 above the typical income of accounting graduates.

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Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bronx.

Those accounting students who get their bachelor's degree from Fordham University receive $22,923 more than the standard accounting student.

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141 Annual Graduates
$65,057 Median Starting Salary
$37,624 Median Student Debt

Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from University of Missouri - Columbia earn a boost of around $11,507 over the typical earnings of accounting majors.

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125 Annual Graduates
$70,945 Median Starting Salary
$36,553 Median Student Debt

UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs.

Bachelor's recipients from the accounting program at University of Connecticut earn $17,395 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
172 Annual Graduates
$69,250 Median Starting Salary
$35,430 Median Student Debt

DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from DePaul University get an earnings boost of about $15,700 above the typical earnings of accounting majors.

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182 Annual Graduates
$67,291 Median Starting Salary
$18,500 Median Student Debt

Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from George Mason University get an earnings boost of around $13,741 over the average earnings of accounting graduates.

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
76 Annual Graduates
$69,807 Median Starting Salary
$77,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Accounting bachelor's degree recipients from Saint Joseph's University get an earnings boost of about $16,257 over the typical earnings of accounting majors.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
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Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
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Providence College
Providence, RI

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 20% of the 694 different United States accounting schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Seattle University Seattle, WA
52 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
53 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
54 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
55 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
56 Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
57 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
58 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
59 University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
60 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
61 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
62 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
63 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
64 Drake University Des Moines, IA
65 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
66 Creighton University Omaha, NE
67 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
68 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
69 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
70 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
71 University of North Texas Denton, TX
72 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
73 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
74 University at Albany Albany, NY
75 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
76 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
77 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Marion, IN
78 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
79 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
80 Washington State University Pullman, WA
81 Elon University Elon, NC
82 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
83 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
84 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
85 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
86 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
87 Baruch College New York, NY
88 Illinois State University Normal, IL
89 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
90 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
91 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
92 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
93 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
94 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
95 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
96 Suffolk University Boston, MA
97 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
98 Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA
99 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
100 Towson University Towson, MD
101 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
102 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
103 American University Washington, DC
104 Clemson University Clemson, SC
105 Chapman University Orange, CA
106 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
107 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
108 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
109 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
110 Pace University - New York New York, NY
111 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
112 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
113 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
114 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
115 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
116 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
117 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
118 Siena College Loudonville, NY
119 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
120 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
121 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
122 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
123 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
124 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
125 University of Mississippi University, MS
126 Portland State University Portland, OR
127 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
128 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
129 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
130 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
131 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
132 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
133 University of Houston Houston, TX
134 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
135 Yeshiva University New York, NY
136 John Carroll University University Heights, OH
137 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
138 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Accounting students that almost earned our Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
139 Florida International University Miami, FL
140 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
141 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
142 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
143 Bradley University Peoria, IL
144 University of Denver Denver, CO
145 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
146 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
147 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
148 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
149 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
150 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
151 Franklin University Columbus, OH
152 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
153 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
154 Trinity University San Antonio, TX
155 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
156 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
157 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
158 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
159 Ball State University Muncie, IN
160 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
161 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
162 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
163 Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN
164 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
165 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
166 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
167 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
168 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
169 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA
170 Colorado State University - Global Campus Aurora, CO
171 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
172 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
173 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
174 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
175 Augustana College Rock Island, IL
176 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
177 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
178 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
179 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
180 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA
181 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
182 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
183 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
184 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
185 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
186 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
187 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
188 Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI
189 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
190 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
191 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL
192 Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN
193 Boise State University Boise, ID
194 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
195 Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
196 Catholic University of America Washington, DC
197 Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL
198 Hope College Holland, MI
199 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
200 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
201 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
202 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
203 Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL
204 North Central College Naperville, IL
205 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
206 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI
207 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
208 Northwood University Midland, MI
209 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
210 La Salle University Philadelphia, PA
211 Utah State University Logan, UT
212 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
213 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
214 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
215 Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH
216 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
217 Johnson & Wales University - Online Providence, RI
218 Benedictine University Lisle, IL
219 Mount St Mary’s University Emmitsburg, MD
220 Winona State University Winona, MN
221 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
222 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
223 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
224 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
225 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
226 Stonehill College Easton, MA
227 Canisius College Buffalo, NY
228 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
229 The University of Tampa Tampa, FL
230 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
231 LIU Post Brookville, NY

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Accounting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 45,100
Accounting and Finance 909
Accounting and Business/Management 630
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 242
Other Accounting and Related Services 146
Auditing 37

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 165,767
Finance & Financial Management 47,848
Marketing 43,920
General Business/Commerce 25,369
Human Resource Management 10,900
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 10,869
Hospitality Management 9,211
Management Information Systems 8,678
International Business 5,677
Business/Managerial Economics 4,908

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