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2023 Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree School for You

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The Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 63 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

Our analysis found College of the Holy Cross to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 63 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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#3

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bentley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $491.

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#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

With a ranking of #6, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

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University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at UCONN take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,938. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $435.

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#8

Stonehill College

Easton, MA

With a ranking of #8, Stonehill College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Easton, Stonehill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at UMass Amherst take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,755.

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#10

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Bryant University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Smithfield.

On average, accounting graduates from Bryant take out $22,682 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $710, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Accounting at Bryant University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Accounting students in the New England Region that almost earned our Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
12 Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,896
Connecticut 1,329
New Hampshire 1,460
Rhode Island 569
Maine 186
Vermont 144

Accounting is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 68,501
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 19,139
Accounting and Finance 3,781
Accounting and Business/Management 1,538
Other Accounting and Related Services 844
Auditing 179

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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