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2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting

930 Colleges in the United States
11,615 Associate Degrees
$29,841 Avg Early-Career Salary
Accounting is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #12 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 930 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for accounting students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 11,615 associate degrees in accounting to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School for Your Associate Degree

Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting The accounting associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of accounting students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Bachelor's Degrees in Accounting
Master's Degrees in Accounting
Doctor's Degrees in Accounting
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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for accounting.


 

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for accounting students seeking a an associate degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Most Well Attended Schools for Accounting Students Working on Their Associate

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312 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In AZ
#1 Best Quality In AZ

University of Phoenix - Arizona is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in accounting. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Tempe. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Arizona.

There were approximately 312 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their associate from the accounting program state that they receive average early career income of $31,400.

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261 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NH
#1 Best Quality In NH

Southern New Hampshire University is a popular decision for students interested in an associate degree in accounting. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in New Hampshire.

There were about 261 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year.

Those accounting students who get their associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University earn $9,159 more than the standard accounting student.

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
214 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In IN
#3 Best Quality In IN

Ivy Tech Community College is a popular decision for students pursuing an associate degree in accounting. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Indiana.

There were approximately 214 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the accounting program make an average of $28,800 for their early career.

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196 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CO
#2 Best Quality In CO

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in accounting has to look into Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Colorado.

There were about 196 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their associate from the accounting program report average early career wages of $26,800.

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LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY
169 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
#3 Best Quality In NY

Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in New York.

There were about 169 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at LaGuardia in the most recent data year.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the accounting program earn around $29,300 in the first couple years of working.

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College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
157 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CA
#1 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, College of the Canyons is a public college with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in California.

There were approximately 157 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at College of the Canyons in the most recent data year.

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155 Annual Associate Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NY
#4 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in New York.

There were about 155 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at BMCC in the most recent year we have data available.

Soon after graduating, accounting associate recipients generally make around $26,600 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in accounting from Borough of Manhattan Community College

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122 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In OH
#4 Best Quality In OH

Located in the city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public college with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Ohio.

There were roughly 122 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Eastern Gateway Community College in the most recent data year.

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116 Annual Associate Degrees
#3 Most Popular In NY
#5 Best Quality In NY

KCC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Brooklyn. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in New York.

There were roughly 116 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at KCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in accounting from Kingsborough Community College

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106 Annual Associate Degrees
#4 Most Popular In NY
#2 Best Quality In NY

Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in New York.

There were about 106 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk County Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their associate from the accounting program state that they receive average early career earnings of $30,400.

More information about a associate in accounting from Suffolk County Community College

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Purdue University Global
Indianapolis, IN
88 Annual Associate Degrees
#2 Most Popular In IN
#2 Best Quality In IN

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Indiana.

There were about 88 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Purdue University Global in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their associate from the accounting program state that they receive average early career income of $29,400.

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84 Annual Associate Degrees
#5 Most Popular In NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Valhalla, SUNY Westchester Community College is a public college with a large student population.

There were roughly 84 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at SUNY Westchester Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
81 Annual Associate Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

There were about 81 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Sierra College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
78 Annual Associate Degrees
#6 Most Popular In NY
#1 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in New York.

There were roughly 78 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent data year.

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74 Annual Associate Degrees
#3 Most Popular In CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Irvine, Irvine Valley College is a public college with a large student population.

There were roughly 74 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Irvine Valley College in the most recent data year.

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73 Annual Associate Degrees
#7 Most Popular In NY
#6 Best Quality In NY

QCC is a large public college located in the large city of Bayside. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in New York.

There were approximately 73 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at QCC in the most recent data year.

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65 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In TX
#23 Best Quality In TX

Located in the city of El Paso, Southwest University at El Paso is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 65 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Southwest University at El Paso in the most recent data year.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the accounting program earn around $19,500 for their early career.

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64 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CT
#1 Best Quality In CT

Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Connecticut.

There were about 64 accounting students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.

Associate students who receive their degree from the accounting program earn an average of $28,300 in their early career salary.

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59 Annual Associate Degrees
#2 Most Popular In TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the town of Paris, Paris Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

There were roughly 59 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Paris Junior College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ventura College
Ventura, CA
59 Annual Associate Degrees
#4 Most Popular In CA
#10 Best Quality In CA

Ventura College is a large public college located in the city of Ventura.

There were approximately 59 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Ventura College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Oakland Community College
Bloomfield Hills, MI
58 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MI
#1 Best Quality In MI

Oakland Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Michigan.

There were roughly 58 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Oakland Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
57 Annual Associate Degrees
#5 Most Popular In CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public college with a very large student population.

There were about 57 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Chaffey College in the most recent data year.

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54 Annual Associate Degrees
#2 Most Popular In OH
#2 Best Quality In OH

Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public college located in the large city of Cleveland. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Ohio.

There were about 54 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Cuyahoga Community College District in the most recent data year.

Those accounting students who get their associate degree from Cuyahoga Community College District make $4,459 more than the typical accounting graduate.

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54 Annual Associate Degrees
#3 Most Popular In TX
#3 Best Quality In TX

Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Texas.

There were roughly 54 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

Those accounting students who get their associate degree from Houston Community College earn $4,259 more than the average accounting grad.

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El Centro College
Dallas, TX
54 Annual Associate Degrees
#3 Most Popular In TX
#1 Best Quality In TX

El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Dallas. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in accounting in Texas.

There were about 54 accounting students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.

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San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA
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Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
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Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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American River College
Sacramento, CA

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
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Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
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Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 930 different United States accounting schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
53 Butler Community College El Dorado, KS
54 Mohawk Valley Community College Utica, NY
54 Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA
56 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
56 Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA
56 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
56 New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY
56 College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV
61 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL
61 Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
61 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN
64 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
65 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
65 Monroe College Bronx, NY
65 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
68 National University College Bayamon, PR
68 Lanier Technical College Oakwood, GA
68 Rasmussen University - Minnesota St. Cloud, MN
68 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
68 Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH
73 Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN
73 Florida National University - Main Campus Hialeah, FL
73 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
73 Stark State College North Canton, OH
77 MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA
77 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
77 Bryant & Stratton College - Online Orchard Park, NY
77 Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI
81 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
81 Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
83 Baker College Owosso, MI
83 Valencia College Orlando, FL
83 Reading Area Community College Reading, PA
86 Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
86 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
86 Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH
89 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
89 Orange County Community College Middletown, NY
89 College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA
89 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
89 Century College White Bear Lake, MN
89 Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
95 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH
95 Herkimer County Community College Herkimer, NY
95 Post University Waterbury, CT
95 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC
95 Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA
95 LDS Business College Salt Lake City, UT
95 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
95 Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN
95 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
95 Bellevue College Bellevue, WA
105 Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR
105 Cecil College North East, MD
105 Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY
105 Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI
105 Mendocino College Ukiah, CA
105 Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL
105 Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA
112 Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA
112 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
112 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Shell Lake, WI
112 Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV
112 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
112 Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA
112 De Anza College Cupertino, CA
112 Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA
112 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
121 Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ
121 Blinn College Brenham, TX
121 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
121 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
121 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
121 Glendale Community College Glendale, CA
121 York Technical College Rock Hill, SC
121 Catawba Valley Community College Hickory, NC
121 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
130 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK
130 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
130 Asher College Sacramento, CA
130 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ
130 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC
130 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
130 Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA
130 Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK
130 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
130 Quincy College Quincy, MA
130 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
130 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
130 Palomar College San Marcos, CA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Accounting students that almost earned our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting award.

Rank College Location
143 Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK
143 Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA
143 Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA
143 Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA
143 North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN
143 Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI
143 Community College of Denver Denver, CO
143 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
143 Chabot College Hayward, CA
143 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
143 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
143 Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI
143 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
143 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
157 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA
157 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
157 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
157 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
157 Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ
157 Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC
157 Green River College Auburn, WA
157 Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC
157 North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA
166 Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY
166 College of the Marshall Islands Majuro, MH
166 Three Rivers Community College Norwich, CT
166 Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA
166 Housatonic Community College Bridgeport, CT
166 Taylor Business Institute Chicago, IL
166 Great Falls College Montana State University Great Falls, MT
166 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
166 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
175 Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA
175 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
175 Lakeland Community College Kirtland, OH
175 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
175 Mott Community College Flint, MI
175 Norwalk Community College Norwalk, CT
175 Delta College University Center, MI
175 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC
175 Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL
175 Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA
175 Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT
175 American Samoa Community College PagoPago, AS
175 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
175 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA
175 Merced College Merced, CA

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Accounting is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 6,814
Accounting 4,151
Accounting and Business/Management 278
Accounting and Finance 226
Other Accounting and Related Services 146

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 60,445
General Business/Commerce 17,132
Business Support & Assistant Services 3,542
Hospitality Management 2,636
Marketing 1,641
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 1,548
Human Resource Management 1,066
Management Information Systems 860
Entrepreneurial Studies 792
General Sales & Marketing 733

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