2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 105 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying accounting.
Top 15% Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Lipscomb University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional accounting students. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 1,681 students at Lipscomb that take at least one class online. About 445 of the students at Lipscomb are attending part time.
Full Accounting at Lipscomb University Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.
Full Accounting at George Mason University Report
Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. 2,831 of Virginia Tech students are attending part time.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population. Louisiana State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.8% of Louisiana State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,086 students at Louisiana State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,959 part time students in attendance at Louisiana State University.
Full Accounting at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report
James Madison University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, JMU also did well on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.8% of JMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. About 2,328 of the students at JMU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Georgia as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens. UGA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 6,742 students at UGA that take at least one class online. About 4,437 of the students at UGA are attending part time.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Georgia
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State University. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Florida State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
Full Accounting at Florida State University Report
University of Mississippi comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ole Miss also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Ole Miss is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,956 students take at least one class online at Ole Miss. 2,532 of Ole Miss students are attending part time.
Full Accounting at University of Mississippi Report
Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population. UF also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Florida
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida International University. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. There are roughly 22,664 part time students in attendance at FIU.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. UofSC also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 1.6% of UofSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,608 students at UofSC that take at least one class online. About 3,896 of the students at UofSC are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Central Florida as the #12 school in this year's rankings. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UCF also did well on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UCF is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. 23,575 students are part time.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Central Florida
The University of Alabama landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.2% of UA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,339 students at UA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,421 part time students in attendance at UA.
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Florida Atlantic University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.4% of FAU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,436 students take at least one class online at FAU. 11,860 of FAU students are attending part time.
Read full report on Accounting at Florida Atlantic University
University of Miami earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U Miami has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.6% of U Miami students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,899 students take at least one class online at U Miami. 1,358 students are part time.
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