The Best Bachelor's in Accounting Programs in Florida for 2027

University of Central Florida's accounting major sits in the Dixon School of Accounting within the Miller College of Business, a four-year Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting billed per credit hour: $212.28 in-state and $802.54 out-of-state. Required courses include Cost Accounting I, Accounting Information Systems, Auditing, and Accounting Analytics, and the program recommends at least one internship before graduation. The BSBA itself does not confer CPA licensure; it is built to feed into UCF's Master of Science in Accounting, the credential that gets candidates to the 150 hours a Florida CPA license takes.

UCF's numbers show the tradeoff: a 78% graduation rate against a 40% admit rate, the most open of the four programs here versus UF and FSU's 24%. Tuition is $4,478 in-state, almost identical to UF's $4,477, and $19,810 out-of-state, a $15,332 gap. UCF's Program Score of 94.3 ranks fourth among Florida's accounting programs, and its 69,713 total enrollment is the largest of the four. Nationally, the BLS puts the median annual wage for accountants and auditors at $87,660 (BLS Occupational Outlook), the same benchmark that applies across every program on this list, not a UCF-specific figure. This fits a student who wants near-UF tuition with a realistic admit rate and the discipline to convert the BSBA into an MSA for CPA licensure.

The Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance (BSAF) at Miami Herbert Business School is a lockstep degree that runs accounting and finance coursework side by side and adds a required cognate or minor in Business Analytics. It targets quantitatively strong students headed for financial services or corporate financial management, inside a 125-credit degree that also covers the university's general education Cognates Program.

Miami posts a 93.8 Program Score, good for 5th among Florida's top accounting programs on our 2027 list, built on an 84% graduation rate against a 19% admit rate, one of the tightest funnels of any school here. Tuition is a flat $60,720 a year regardless of residency; four years runs roughly $242,880 before aid.

It fits a student set on a combined accounting and finance credential with analytics built in, not bolted on, and willing to pay a private-school premium for that 19% admit rate and 84% graduation rate. National median pay for accountants and auditors is $87,660 a year, per the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, a baseline for weighing that $242,880 sticker price.

University of South Florida's Accountancy and Analytics major sits in the Muma College of Business' Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy and prepares students for auditing, tax, forensics, consulting and corporate compliance roles across industry, government and nonprofits. In the school's most recent graduate survey, 48% of accountancy graduates reported landing full-time accounting positions within three months of graduation.

USF carries a 92.9 Program Score, ranked 6th among Florida's top accounting programs for 2027, with a 77% graduation rate and a 43% admit rate. In-state tuition is $4,559 a year; out-of-state runs $15,473, a $10,914 annual gap. Four years totals about $18,236 in-state versus $61,892 out-of-state.

The major is available online as well as on campus, which suits a working student stacking coursework around a job, and USF's 49,622 total enrollment gives it a large Tampa-area employer network for internships and recruiting.

Florida International University's School of Accounting builds its Bachelor of Accounting on 60 credits of lower-division coursework and 60 credits of upper-division work, including a 21-credit accounting core: Financial Accounting I and II, Management Accounting, Auditing, Business Law II, and two tax courses covering individual and corporate/partnership taxation. All accounting courses must be taken at FIU; outside transfer credit for the major needs prior approval from the School of Accounting director. Graduates who want a CPA license need 30 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree, per Florida licensure rules cited on the program page.

FIU holds a 90.9 Program Score, 7th among Florida's top accounting programs for 2027, with a 74% graduation rate and a 55% admit rate, the most open funnel of the four schools profiled here. In-state tuition is $4,721 a year versus $16,529 out-of-state, an $11,808 gap; four years runs about $18,884 in-state versus $66,116 out-of-state.

The program runs online as well as in Miami, and at 54,723 total enrollment, FIU is the largest school on this list, a fit for students prioritizing low in-state cost and broad access over selectivity.

The University of Tampa's BS in Accounting sits in the AACSB-accredited Sykes College of Business and runs 80 credit hours of financial, cost, systems, tax and audit coursework. Students complete a service-learning experience, typically inside the tax course, working with live clients, and the program feeds into a lockstep fifth-year master's in accounting that finishes the credit hours Florida requires for a CPA license.

UTampa scores 88.6 on the Program Score, 8th among Florida's top accounting programs for 2027, with a 64% graduation rate and a 40% admit rate, the lowest completion rate of the four schools here. Tuition is a flat $32,096 a year regardless of residency; four years runs about $128,384 before aid or the fifth-year add-on.

It suits a student who wants AACSB accreditation, small classes, and Tampa's business core for internships, but the 64% graduation rate means close to a third of entrants do not finish on that four-year clock. National median pay for accountants and auditors is $87,660 a year per the BLS, a baseline for sizing up the $128,384 price tag.

Ana G. Mendez University's Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting covers accounting principles and theory, intermediate and advanced accounting, cost accounting, tax accounting and auditing. Students also study reporting procedures, professional standards and ethics, and accounting research, with applications to for-profit companies, government and nonprofit organizations. The page lists on-site delivery at the Metro Orlando, Tampa Bay and South Florida campuses as well as an online option, and names accountant, budget analyst and auditor as employment paths. It does not state credit hours or a CPA 150-hour pathway.

Federal data shows Ana G. Mendez is an open admission school, and 13% of students graduate. Tuition is $11,850, the same for in-state and out-of-state students. The program carries a Program Score of 87.9 out of 100, which is the basis of its ranking. It fits students who want a flexible accounting bachelor's with a choice of campus or online study and no competitive admission screen. Applicants planning to sit for the CPA exam should confirm credit requirements with the school, since the page does not address them, and should ask about completion support given the school-wide graduation rate.

The University of North Florida's accounting program in the Coggin College of Business has earned separate AACSB accreditation, which the school says places it among fewer than fifteen percent of accounting programs in the nation. The page describes several areas of emphasis. Public accountants focus on auditing and financial reporting, management accountants on using accounting data to predict costs and income, governmental accountants on methods for non-profit organizations, and internal auditors on evaluating managerial effectiveness. The program frames its curriculum as the academic foundation for the CPA exam, and lists public accountant, controller, treasurer, governmental accountant and internal auditor as common first roles for graduates.

UNF graduates 69% of its students and admits 53% of applicants. In-state tuition is $3,996 and out-of-state tuition is $16,799. This program earns a Program Score of 87.4 out of 100, which is the basis of its ranking. The low in-state price makes it a strong fit for Florida residents who want a CPA-oriented accounting degree and a broad liberal arts grounding that places accounting in the context of the wider organization.

Florida Atlantic University's College of Business offers a major in accounting, described by the school as the language and basic tool of business. Undergraduate accounting majors take part in programs designed to build technical, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills, and to lay a foundation for advanced education and professional careers in accounting and related areas of business and government. Graduates are trained to identify the financial and economic information that drives major decisions. Top students can apply to the Accounting Scholars Program, an honors track that the school says prepares students for graduate study and reports a 100% job placement rate.

Students must meet the college's requirements for admission to a business major before declaring, and the School of Accounting publishes program sheets by catalog year. The school reports AACSB accreditation. FAU admits 66% of applicants, and 63% of students complete a program. In-state tuition is $2,522 and out-of-state tuition is $14,374. The Program Score of 84.6 out of 100 is the basis of this ranking. The major fits students aiming at corporate or public accounting careers, and those who plan graduate study, since the school also runs master's programs in accounting and taxation that include a path to CPA exam credits.