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2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

14 Colleges
1,082 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,848 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North CarolinaWith 1,082 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, accounting is the #15 most popular major in North Carolina. This means that 2.3% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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North Carolina State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional accounting students. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population. NC State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 of NC State students are attending part time.

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Gardner - Webb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina list.

About 1.8% of Gardner - Webb students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 806 students at Gardner - Webb are exclusively online. 1,304 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Appalachian State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone. Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 10,639 students take at least one class online at Appalachian State. 2,303 students are part time.

Read full report on Accounting at Appalachian State University

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population. UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina list.

About 1.7% of UNC Charlotte students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,634 students at UNC Charlotte that take at least one class online. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.

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East Carolina University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville. ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina list.

About 1.7% of ECU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. 7,199 students are part time.

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North Carolina Wesleyan College earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. North Carolina Wesleyan College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rocky Mount.

The student loan default rate at North Carolina Wesleyan College is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 372 students at North Carolina Wesleyan College that take at least one class online. 257 of North Carolina Wesleyan College students are attending part time.

Read full report on Accounting at North Carolina Wesleyan College

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population. UNC Greensboro not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina list.

The student loan default rate at UNC Greensboro is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 10,689 students take at least one class online at UNC Greensboro. About 4,738 of the students at UNC Greensboro are attending part time.

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Western Carolina University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population. WCU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 3,568 students take at least one class online at WCU. 2,712 students are part time.

Full Accounting at Western Carolina University Report

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Belmont Abbey College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Belmont, BAC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. Approximately 312 students take at least one class online at BAC. About 146 of the students at BAC are attending part time.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Campbell University. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Campbell not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in North Carolina list.

About 1.2% of Campbell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 830 students at Campbell that take at least one class online. There are roughly 931 part time students in attendance at Campbell.

Full Accounting at Campbell University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,347
Georgia 1,367
Tennessee 832
Virginia 1,183
South Carolina 620
Kentucky 642
Alabama 1,129
Louisiana 692
Mississippi 657
Arkansas 527
West Virginia 322

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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