2025 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

Ranked #13 in popularity, accounting is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 162 associate degrees in accounting during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School for Your Associate Degree

The accounting associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to accounting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of accounting students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt accounting students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Accounting in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in accounting.

Top Maryland Schools for an Associate in Accounting

1

Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

37 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in accounting needs to look into Community College of Baltimore County. CCBC is a large public college located in the large suburb of Baltimore.More information about a associate in accounting from Community College of Baltimore County

2

Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD

28 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Harford Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in accounting. Located in the rural area of Bel Air, Harford Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in accounting from Harford Community College

3

Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in accounting needs to look into Prince George's Community College. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in accounting from Prince George’s Community College

4

College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD

30 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in accounting needs to check out College of Southern Maryland. CSM is a small public college located in the rural area of La Plata.More information about a associate in accounting from College of Southern Maryland

5

Howard Community College
Columbia, MD

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in accounting from Howard Community College

6

Frederick Community College
Frederick, MD

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in accounting from Frederick Community College

Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	1,166
Pennsylvania	179	252
New Jersey	137	172
Delaware	60	42
District of Columbia	36	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting

Accounting is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	112
Accounting	50

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	1,292
Business Administration & Management	271
Management Information Systems	254
Hospitality Management	49
Marketing	15
Entrepreneurial Studies	6
Construction Management	5
Business Support & Assistant Services	3

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.