2025 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Delaware

If you pursue a master's degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #10 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 63 master's degrees in accounting to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on accounting students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other accounting students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for accounting to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Accounting Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Delaware list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Accounting in Delaware

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for accounting students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Delaware Schools for a Master's in Accounting

1

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

25 Annual Graduates

University of Delaware is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in accounting. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in accounting from University of Delaware

2

Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

38 Annual Graduates

$62,597 Median Starting Salary

Wilmington University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a master's degree in accounting. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of New Castle.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the accounting program earn about $62,597 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in accounting from Wilmington University

Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	1,788
Pennsylvania	248	563
Maryland	193	295
New Jersey	188	566
District of Columbia	154	179

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Accounting Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Accounting Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	55
Accounting and Business/Management	8

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	561
Finance & Financial Management	64
Human Resource Management	42
International Business	41
Management Information Systems	30
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	18
Marketing	11
Taxation	10
Business/Corporate Communications	9
Hospitality Management	6

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.