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Best Colleges for Accounting, by Earnings

972 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Accounting, about 38,109 degrees a year. Across the 710 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $73,873 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Georgetown University	DC	$141,931	55	12.9%
2	Bucknell University	PA	$130,990	70	28.9%
3	Santa Clara University	CA	$130,087	84	48%
4	Boston College	MA	$126,461	77	16.4%
5	Lehigh University	PA	$125,874	53	25.9%
6	University of Southern California	CA	$121,101	160	9.8%
7	Villanova University	PA	$120,207	95	27%
8	American University	DC	$119,020	13	62%
9	Washington and Lee University	VA	$118,946	40	14%
10	Fordham University	NY	$117,024	79	59.3%
11	George Washington University	DC	$116,795	28	47.1%
12	University of Notre Dame	IN	$115,909	70	11.3%
13	The Catholic University of America	DC	$114,909	15	82.8%
14	College of the Holy Cross	MA	$114,088	25	17.6%
15	Syracuse University	NY	$112,682	72	45.9%
16	University of Richmond	VA	$112,202	46	22.2%
17	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$111,733	40	45.1%
18	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$111,509	43	62.3%
19	Fairfield University	CT	$110,586	115	33.3%
20	University of San Diego	CA	$109,142	57	52.4%
21	Bentley University	MA	$108,343	180	45.1%
22	Saint Mary's College of California	CA	$107,570	17	86.5%
23	Endicott College	MA	$107,497	12	71.2%
24	University of Connecticut	CT	$106,959	94	52.4%
25	Binghamton University	NY	$106,323	122	38.6%
26	Marist University	NY	$106,313	33	56.5%
27	Elon University	NC	$105,707	32	66.4%
28	Muhlenberg College	PA	$105,494	19	72%
29	University of Delaware	DE	$105,425	88	70.6%
30	University of Texas at Austin	TX	$105,143	140	26.6%
31	Dallas Baptist University	TX	$103,694	15	88.8%
32	Southern Methodist University	TX	$103,675	62	63.3%
33	Texas A&M University	TX	$103,662	298	57.4%
34	Quinnipiac University	CT	$103,533	33	72.2%
35	Loyola University Maryland	MD	$103,352	51	75.5%
36	Providence College	RI	$103,245	60	50.9%
37	Seton Hall University	NJ	$102,626	44	73.3%
38	Ithaca College	NY	$102,626	17	69%
39	University of Miami	FL	$102,344	71	18.9%
40	Chapman University	CA	$102,147	48	65.4%
41	Baylor University	TX	$102,011	171	51.3%
42	Texas Christian University	TX	$101,938	126	44.5%
43	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$101,808	144	75.4%
44	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$101,390	109	45.2%
45	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$101,098	352	42.4%
46	Adelphi University	NY	$100,895	27	65.9%
47	Pace University	NY	$100,797	78	75.9%
48	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$100,516	135	59.7%
49	Drexel University	PA	$100,317	333	79.4%
50	Virginia Tech	VA	$99,528	142	54.8%
51	Marquette University	WI	$99,086	79	81.3%
52	High Point University	NC	$99,053	16	75.3%
53	Touro University	NY	$99,047	42	60.8%
54	James Madison University	VA	$98,767	78	71.5%
55	Roger Williams University	RI	$98,701	17	87.7%
56	Howard University	DC	$98,645	15	41.3%
57	Saint Mary's College	IN	$98,107	13	76%
58	University at Albany	NY	$98,010	100	69.1%
59	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$97,667	67	81.6%
60	Bryant University	RI	$97,515	80	65.5%
61	Seattle University	WA	$97,466	26	76.9%
62	University of Maryland	MD	$97,314	181	44.8%
63	Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	$97,022	12	39.3%
64	University of Denver	CO	$96,903	43	77.8%
65	Trinity University	TX	$96,844	40	25.9%
66	Brigham Young University	UT	$96,632	256	67.8%
67	Gonzaga University	WA	$96,396	63	81.7%
68	University of Minnesota	MN	$96,109	111	79.8%
69	Michigan State University	MI	$96,093	148	84.8%
70	University of San Francisco	CA	$95,973	25	61.7%
71	Creighton University	NE	$95,837	50	79.8%
72	University of Portland	OR	$95,686	15	89.2%
73	University of Missouri	MO	$95,415	171	78.5%
74	Gustavus Adolphus College	MN	$95,200	28	61%
75	Stonehill College	MA	$94,984	24	66.3%
76	University of Florida	FL	$94,941	139	24.2%
77	University of Utah	UT	$94,253	99	86%
78	University of Arizona	AZ	$93,729	134	86.1%
79	Belmont University	TN	$93,688	20	95.3%
80	University of Scranton	PA	$93,677	43	81.2%
81	Menlo College	CA	$93,619	24	68.5%
82	DePaul University	IL	$93,592	155	75.9%
83	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$93,585	77	88.8%
84	Butler University	IN	$93,584	45	85.1%
85	McDaniel College	MD	$93,347	19	77.9%
86	University of Georgia	GA	$93,260	145	37.7%
87	Clarkson University	NY	$93,132	21	77.4%
88	Abilene Christian University	TX	$93,032	23	66%
89	University of Iowa	IA	$92,767	143	83.6%
90	Molloy University	NY	$92,683	16	81.7%
91	Hofstra University	NY	$92,530	50	68.1%
92	California State University-Northridge	CA	$92,329	257	93.5%
93	University at Buffalo	NY	$92,314	94	74.2%
94	Susquehanna University	PA	$92,279	25	81.4%
95	Manhattan University	NY	$92,262	24	78.9%
96	Rider University	NJ	$91,950	39	78.6%
97	St. John's University-New York	NY	$91,878	77	83.4%
98	Sacred Heart University	CT	$91,777	87	65.4%
99	University of St Thomas	MN	$91,587	64	85.4%
100	Biola University	CA	$91,330	18	74.4%

Showing the top 100 of 710 colleges that report earnings. 262 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Accounting graduates?

Georgetown University ($141,931), Bucknell University ($130,990), Santa Clara University ($130,087), Boston College ($126,461), Lehigh University ($125,874) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Accounting majors make?

The median across 710 colleges is $73,873 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $20,245 to $141,931.

Which colleges have the biggest Accounting programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Southern New Hampshire University (797), CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (525), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (352), Drexel University (333), Texas A&M University (298).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Accounting and Related Services". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.