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2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$6,014 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 1,765 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Accounting

Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OTC are $4,924 per year. Accounting majors at OTC take out an average of $24,744 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.

Park University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means State Fair Community College is a great value for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.

State Fair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Crowder College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Crowder College are $5,088 per year.

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#5

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. JeffCo is a small public school located in the rural area of Hillsboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JeffCo are $6,030 per year.

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#6

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

With a ranking of #6, Three Rivers College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the town of Poplar Bluff.

Three Rivers College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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