2024 Best Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Accounting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #293 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of accounting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 doctor's degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 - How many other accounting students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• 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 doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Accounting in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in accounting.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Accounting

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in accounting has to take a look at Washington State University. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in accounting from Washington State University

2

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Oregon if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in accounting. UO is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.More information about a doctorate in accounting from University of Oregon

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	216	3
Oregon	145	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting

One of 5 majors within the Accounting area of study, Accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.