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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

3 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 101,094 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 24,469 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,343 and $28,520 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Ole Miss

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia State Accounting Report

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 3 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UA

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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