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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Nebraska

14 Colleges
$47,771 Avg Salary
$20,523 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nebraska. With 466 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Accounting Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Nebraska to see which programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in Nebraska for accounting students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $16,891 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $384, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Accounting majors at Creighton take out an average of $26,893 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Bellevue University take out is $28,125.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Accounting majors at MCC take out an average of $7,144 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Northeast Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Nebraska list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

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#7

Doane University

Crete, NE

Doane University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Nebraska list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

Accounting majors at Doane Crete take out an average of $23,702 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Accounting at Doane University Report

Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Full Accounting at Nebraska Wesleyan University Report

Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #10 on the list. WNCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Scottsbluff.

Read full report on Accounting at Western Nebraska Community College

Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1,505
Missouri 1,655
Iowa 953
Kansas 1,036
South Dakota 241
North Dakota 277

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 14 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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