2024 Best Accounting Schools in the New England Region
81Colleges in the New England Region
6,104Accounting Degrees Awarded
$54,966Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 81 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of accounting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,104 degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The accounting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Accounting rankings. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Accounting Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for Accounting in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the accounting degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Bentley University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bentley is a great university overall.
There were about 219 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Bentley in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Bentley University receive an earnings boost of approximately $10,388 above the average earnings of accounting graduates.
University of Connecticut is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in accounting. UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were about 273 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Accounting degree recipients from University of Connecticut get an earnings boost of approximately $11,452 over the average income of accounting majors.
Boston College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were about 152 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting major at Boston College make $13,453 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were about 328 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year. Those accounting students who get their degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst earn $9,273 more than the standard accounting graduate.
Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were roughly 71 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the accounting degree program at Providence College get $8,934 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #163 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 141 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent year we have data available. Accounting degree recipients from Fairfield University get an earnings boost of about $9,296 over the typical income of accounting graduates.
Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were roughly 174 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent year we have data available. Those accounting students who get their degree from Bryant University receive $5,978 more than the typical accounting graduate.
Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.
There were roughly 105 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent data year. Accounting degree recipients from Suffolk University get an earnings boost of approximately $5,170 over the average earnings of accounting graduates.
SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1404 accounting students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year. After graduation, accounting degree recipients usually earn around $46,072 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were about 68 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available. Those accounting students who get their degree from Northeastern University make $15,039 more than the typical accounting grad.
BHCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Boston. This college ranks 22nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 56 accounting students who graduated with this degree at BHCC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the accounting program report average early career wages of $34,288.
CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of New Britain. This university ranks 7th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 254 accounting students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the accounting program report average early career income of $56,072.
Here are some additional great schools for Accounting students in the New England Region that almost earned our Best Accounting Schools in the New England Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The accounting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Accounting rankings. We derive our Best Overall Accounting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
