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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

27 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master'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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#7

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #8 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #9 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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#10

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,498
Utah 2,857
Idaho 559
Montana 141
Wyoming 93

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

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 25 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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