by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 93,982 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In , accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,323 and had an average of $24,511 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 14,518 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,392 and $25,621 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,719 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 122 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree accounting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Island Business Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Long Island Business Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Flushing, New York. It awarded 64 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Hills School of Business & Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. State College, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elyon College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansdale School of Business. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in North Wales, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 142 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kingsborough Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 61 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Herkimer County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Herkimer, New York, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 10 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Essex County College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Essex is a medium-sized public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 47 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hostos Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Hostos Community College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 37 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Niagara County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Sanborn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sullivan County Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Sullivan is a small school located in Loch Sheldrake, New York that handed out 1 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
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Hudson County Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 49 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Westchester Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Valhalla, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The College of Westchester did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. CW is located in White Plains, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Tompkins Cortland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Tompkins Cortland Community College is located in Dryden, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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Jefferson Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Jefferson Community College is a small public school situated in Watertown, New York. It awarded 16 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #19, Cecil College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 12 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Luzerne County Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lackawanna College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
Sussex County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Newton, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Borough of Manhattan Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. BMCC is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 114 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Orange County Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Middletown, New York, this small public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Nassau Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 39 associates’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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