2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
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.
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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for accounting students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Ambrose University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Davenport.
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Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Northern Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.
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Augustana University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.
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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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting
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 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).
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