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Best Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2 Colleges
$62,466 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Doctor's Degree School for You

With 99,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Accounting

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school in the Plains States Region for accounting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,765
Minnesota 1,551
Kansas 1,036
Iowa 956
Nebraska 466
North Dakota 277
South Dakota 241

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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