by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 93,982 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 22,857 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,352 and $27,292 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,926 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 132 colleges that offer a degree 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 southeast region master’s degree accounting students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 0 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - North Carolina. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Miramar, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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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Out of the 132 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Millsaps College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 6 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Millennia Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Millennia Atlantic University is a private for-profit institution located in Doral, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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DeVry University - Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. DeVry University - Georgia is a private for-profit institution located in Decatur, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Hendrix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Hendrix is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 16 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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DeVry University - Virginia landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Shorter University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Shorter University is located in Rome, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Rhodes College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #15, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 68 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
William & Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Williamsburg, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 214 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Alabama State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
Christian Brothers University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Mississippi College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. MC is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 20 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 217 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Gardner - Webb University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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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