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

Accounting is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #171 out of the 306 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a doctor's degree. 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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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's 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 - 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt accounting students go into to obtain their doctor's 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 colleges for accounting students working on their doctor's 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

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

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Accounting

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

3 Annual Graduates

Washington State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in accounting. 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

2 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is a good choice for students pursuing 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	122	3
Oregon	107	2

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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	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	415
Human Resource Management	81
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	41
Hospitality Management	9
International Business	8
Marketing	5
Management Information Systems	4
Entrepreneurial Studies	3
Finance & Financial Management	3
Other Business, Management & Marketing	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.