Best Colleges by Major / Accounting and Related Services

Best Colleges for Accounting and Related Services 2025

20 schools ranked by graduate earnings — real data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Accounting graduates are consistently in high demand across every sector. Career paths include public accounting, corporate finance, auditing, and tax advisory, with strong job stability and earnings.

Earnings shown are median graduate earnings 4 years after graduation (or 1 year if 4-year data is unavailable), sourced from the College Scorecard.See full major data

Top 20 Accounting and Related Services Programs by Graduate Earnings

#	School	Earnings	Tuition	Accept Rate	Enrollment
1	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$127,971	$65,081	13%	7,462
2	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$101,411	$59,241	44%	6,235
3	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$101,332	$64,525	17%	1,884
4	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$98,724	$67,680	16%	9,865
5	Fordham University Bronx, NY	$96,453	$61,992	56%	10,239
6	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$95,363	$62,180	29%	5,803
7	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$93,021	$64,772	32%	3,818
8	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$92,299	$58,222	51%	5,697
9	Menlo College Atherton, CA	$92,161	$51,070	68%	811
10	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$91,902	$58,974	40%	7,171
11	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	$91,480	$56,134	89%	2,024
12	Seattle University Seattle, WA	$91,473	$54,285	76%	4,117
13	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$91,268	$64,701	25%	7,005
14	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$90,072	$68,237	10%	20,817
15	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$89,779	$56,360	45%	4,938
16	George Washington University Washington, DC	$89,287	$64,990	44%	10,848
17	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$89,081	$62,693	12%	8,923
18	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$88,651	$56,444	47%	5,619
19	Elon University Elon, NC	$87,359	$44,536	67%	6,402
20	Yeshiva University New York, NY	$87,338	$49,900	64%	2,942