2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
90Colleges
9,005Bachelor's Degrees
$38,014Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 90 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Villanova University has taken the #1 spot in this year's accounting ranking for non-traditional students. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.3% of Villanova students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,551 students at Villanova are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,678 part time students in attendance at Villanova.
Our rankings recognize Georgetown University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Georgetown not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Georgetown is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,343 students at Georgetown that take at least one class online. 5,553 of Georgetown students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Drexel University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Drexel not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.9% of Drexel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.
Pace University - New York landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 1.9% of Pace University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,120 students at Pace University that take at least one class online. 3,498 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fordham University. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. Fordham U also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.
About 1.1% of Fordham U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,819 of Fordham U students are exclusively distance learners. About 3,564 of the students at Fordham U are attending part time.
Baruch College landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baruch also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Baruch is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,840 students take at least one class online at Baruch. About 6,819 of the students at Baruch are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Joseph's University. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, St. Joe's also did well on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at St. Joe’s is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 2,032 of St. Joe’s students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 2,163 part time students in attendance at St. Joe’s.
Molloy College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Molloy excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.7% of Molloy students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,193 students take at least one class online at Molloy. 1,963 of Molloy students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Syracuse is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 of Syracuse students are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Penn State University Park also did well on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMCP also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. 4,841 of UMCP students are attending part time.
Binghamton University earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Binghamton University also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 1,472 students take at least one class online at Binghamton University. 1,855 of Binghamton University students are attending part time.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Seton Hall University. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Seton Hall also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,136 students take at least one class online at Seton Hall. There are roughly 2,229 part time students in attendance at Seton Hall.
Here are some additional great schools for Middle Atlantic Region non-traditional students studying Accounting that almost earned our Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
