by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia” ranking.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 93,982 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Georgia, there were 3,289 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,392 and $27,223 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 566 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,682 and $44,244 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. DeVry University - Georgia is located in Decatur, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shorter University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rome, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 9 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 168 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Georgia College & State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 31 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Mercer University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 40 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 102 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%.
Georgia Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 79 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Valdosta State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. VSU is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
University of North Georgia ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kennesaw State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 36 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Emory University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia ranking. Emory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
South University’s online programs came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia ranking. South University’s online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 1 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 masters’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%.
Clark Atlanta University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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