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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Florida

81 Colleges
$49,353 Avg Salary
$28,510 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,730 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Accounting Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 81 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

#1

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Broward College the most popular school in Florida for accounting students. BC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 81 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 2 spot on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

On average, accounting graduates from FAU take out $26,326 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seminole State College of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Florida list. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Sanford.

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Out of the 81 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at USF Tampa take out is $18,255.

Full Accounting at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

The excellent programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, accounting graduates from UCF take out $17,850 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at FIU accumulate an average of around $29,565 in student debt.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $20,072 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, Hillsborough Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Accounting majors at HCC take out an average of $14,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

On average, accounting graduates from UF take out $19,241 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #10, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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#11

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, accounting graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida take out $18,551 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Accounting students in the state of Florida that almost earned our Most Popular Accounting Schools in Florida award.

Rank College Location
13 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
14 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL
15 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
16 Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,324
Tennessee 1,222
Louisiana 880
Virginia 1,858
North Carolina 2,113
West Virginia 519
Alabama 1,554
Mississippi 1,076
South Carolina 987
Arkansas 626
Kentucky 748

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Accounting Focus Areas

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.

  • 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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