by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 99,265 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 6,104 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,966 and $26,462 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 112 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. To top this list, a school must have a successful accounting program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1,404 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 328 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 254 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bentley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Bentley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 219 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 112 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 273 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Bryant University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Smithfield, Rhode Island. It awarded 174 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Boston College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 152 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 #8, Fairfield University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 141 degrees to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Post University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 149 students in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 119 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Rhode Island came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 113 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Bridgewater State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 114 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it awarded 113 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Suffolk University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 105 degrees to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rhode Island College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
Salem State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 83 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Merrimack College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Providence College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Northeastern University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #20, University of Hartford did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 72 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Western Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Danbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 64 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Nichols College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Dudley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 63 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Willimantic, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Quinnipiac University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Manchester Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Manchester, Connecticut, and it awarded 53 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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