30 Best Accounting schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 1.18M citations received by 20.3K academic papers made by 30 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Accounting

#5 in the United States

#5 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Accounting

#10 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

3. Boston College

Boston

For Accounting

#37 in the United States

#39 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

4. Boston University

Boston

For Accounting

#38 in the United States

#40 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Accounting

#41 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

6. Fisher College

Boston

For Accounting

#83 in the United States

#94 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

7. Bentley University

Waltham

For Accounting

#96 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

8. Northeastern University

Boston

For Accounting

#100 in the United States

#114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

9. Tufts University

Medford

For Accounting

#120 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

10. Babson College

Wellesley

For Accounting

#165 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

11. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Accounting

#177 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

12. Suffolk University

Boston

For Accounting

#179 in the United States

#206 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

13. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Accounting

#186 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

14. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Accounting

#219 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

15. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Accounting

#250 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

16. Clark University

Worcester

For Accounting

#257 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

17. Williams College

Williamstown

For Accounting

#267 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

18. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Accounting

#269 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

19. Amherst College

Amherst

For Accounting

#275 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

20. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Accounting

#285 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

21. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Accounting

#291 in the United States

#325 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

22. Western New England University

Springfield

For Accounting

#343 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

23. Bay State College

Boston

For Accounting

#391 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

24. Simmons University

Boston

For Accounting

#406 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

25. Smith College

Northampton

For Accounting

#493 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

26. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Accounting

#497 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

27. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Accounting

#512 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

28. Dean College

Franklin

For Accounting

#518 in the United States

#563 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

29. Salem State University

Salem

For Accounting

#585 in the United States

#638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

30. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Accounting

#592 in the United States

#645 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Accounting

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	7	108
Connecticut	13	11
New Hampshire	3	67
Vermont	3	155
New York	65	7
New Jersey	16	21
Maine	4	228
Pennsylvania	33	3
Maryland	13	29
District of Columbia	5	55
Virginia	14	35
Ohio	18	18
North Carolina	17	14
Michigan	10	2
South Carolina	9	64
Indiana	13	34
Kentucky	7	74
Tennessee	14	50
Wisconsin	10	20
Georgia	14	39
Illinois	22	1
Alabama	9	69
Iowa	5	36
Missouri	11	46
Florida	24	22
Minnesota	9	23
Mississippi	6	139
Arkansas	6	88
Louisiana	10	72
Kansas	7	68
South Dakota	3	400
North Dakota	2	182
Nebraska	5	84
Oklahoma	6	80
Texas	42	16
Colorado	10	79
New Mexico	3	114
Utah	6	60
Idaho	3	236
Arizona	3	28
Washington	11	12
Oregon	7	109
California	58	4

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Accounting

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