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Best Colleges for Accounting and Related Services

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 714

Avg grad salary: $61,665

Total graduates: 53,641

Top Colleges for Accounting and Related Services — Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$127,971	$89,564	44	$17,500	13.1%
2	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$101,411	$78,417	67	$19,250	43.8%
3	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$101,332	$81,625	20	$16,750	17.4%
4	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$98,724	$75,512	81	$18,000	15.7%
5	Fordham University Bronx, NY	$96,453	$76,473	62	$23,970	56.3%
6	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$95,363	$77,026	45	$23,179	29.3%
7	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$93,021	$75,776	39	$26,881	32.0%
8	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$92,299	$72,588	47	$24,660	50.8%
9	Menlo College Atherton, CA	$92,161	$71,067	24	$26,955	67.8%
10	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$91,902	$70,960	42	$17,000	40.3%
11	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	$91,480	$66,628	22	$25,000	88.6%
12	Seattle University Seattle, WA	$91,473	$70,570	30	$23,734	76.0%
13	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$91,268	$77,966	105	$25,858	25.1%
14	USC Los Angeles, CA	$90,072	$73,903	131	$16,500	10.0%
15	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$89,779	$71,747	24	$26,633	45.0%
16	George Washington University Washington, DC	$89,287	$69,151	21	$24,875	43.5%
17	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$89,081	$76,878	54	$19,000	12.4%
18	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$88,651	$69,240	52	$24,969	46.8%
19	Elon University Elon, NC	$87,359	$69,764	29	$20,000	67.3%
20	Yeshiva University New York, NY	$87,338	$69,252	24	$22,500	63.7%
21	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$87,099	$67,359	17	$27,000	80.9%
22	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$87,039	$69,411	49	$25,000	78.9%
23	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$86,541	$69,305	36	$27,000	76.3%
24	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$86,270	$71,508	35	$20,757	23.3%
25	Chapman University Orange, CA	$86,240	$70,362	44	$21,250	55.6%
26	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$85,962	$71,491	149	$26,177	65.1%
27	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$85,784	$75,294	88	$27,000	41.7%
28	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	$85,464	$67,574	74	$23,250	57.8%
29	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$85,314	$70,453	35	$27,000	84.4%
30	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$85,225	$74,403	68	$22,500	62.1%
31	Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$85,000	$70,831	52	$27,000	45.2%
32	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$84,993	$68,393	86	$8,727	69.2%
33	University of Maryland College Park, MD	$84,592	$69,821	135	$15,000	44.8%
34	Stonehill College Easton, MA	$84,545	$67,512	46	$27,000	72.6%
35	Texas A&M University College Station, TX	$84,502	$67,186	256	$17,641	63.2%
36	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$84,365	$74,151	79	$19,500	37.7%
37	Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY	$84,281	$70,344	21	$27,000	75.6%
38	Providence College Providence, RI	$83,682	$69,044	29	$27,000	48.7%
39	Bentley University Waltham, MA	$83,486	$72,823	155	$27,000	48.4%
40	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$82,927	$69,807	83	$24,903	86.4%
41	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$82,642	$69,965	64	$22,125	81.4%
42	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$82,394	$70,303	82	$18,500	57.0%
43	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$82,248	$69,915	20	$25,725	83.8%
44	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$81,660	$60,594	24	$26,006	77.2%
45	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$81,583	$65,057	136	$20,707	77.0%
46	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$81,138	$71,563	35	$22,484	76.3%
47	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$80,990	$68,256	48	$24,958	70.6%
48	University of Denver Denver, CO	$80,927	$67,392	26	$21,288	71.2%
49	UIUC Champaign, IL	$80,736	$74,731	150	$20,500	43.7%
50	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$80,683	$70,945	85	$21,898	53.9%
51	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$80,683	$70,945	85	$21,898	86.5%
52	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$80,683	$70,945	85	$21,898	86.5%
53	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$80,683	$70,945	85	$21,898	80.2%
54	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$80,683	$70,945	85	$21,898	87.0%
55	Baylor University Waco, TX	$80,617	$68,187	127	$20,500	51.0%
56	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$80,614	$69,250	282	$24,500	73.5%
57	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	$80,603	$66,591	104	$22,342	77.0%
58	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$80,539	$67,665	51	$25,000	87.4%
59	University at Albany Albany, NY	$80,462	$55,124	48	$24,000	69.9%
60	Pace University New York, NY	$80,265	$69,166	121	$26,000	77.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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Debt-to-Earnings Ratio

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