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Of the 769 Professional Accounting & Finance universities in the United States, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranks highest at #70 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Washington (QS World #81) and Rice University (QS World #119). Across the whole list there are 1,591 courses to choose from.
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42 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #70 (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) to #593 (University of Central Florida); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Washington is cited most (98,133,539 citations). 25 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
764 are public and 5 private (99% public). By location, Texas (3), Massachusetts (3) and Puerto Rico (3) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is College of William and Mary, founded in 1693. Elgin Community College is the largest, with 245,000 students.
By level: 932 bachelor's, 253 master's, 114 diploma and 45 professional. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 91% are full-time and 124 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (99% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (97% of courses with a stated intake). Siena College offers the widest choice, with 8 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 28 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and The Catholic University of America the most at USD 58,378; the middle of the range is about USD 22,326. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (QS World #70), University of Washington (QS World #81) and Rice University (QS World #119) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at about USD 5,274 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
764 public and 5 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 99% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
124 of these courses are listed as online.
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