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2023 Best Value Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$21,137 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,891 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 1,036 degrees and certificates from a Kansas school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Kansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas

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

Top 10 Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

FHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $5,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, accounting graduates from FHSU carry an average student debtload of $27,462.

FHSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

Full Accounting at Fort Hays State University Report

Out of the 22 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

ESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,001 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, accounting graduates from ESU carry an average student debtload of $19,794.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great value for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Pitt State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,744 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $10,420 per year.

K -State also made our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

Full Accounting at Kansas State University Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 22 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $291.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KU is ranked #4 for overall quality for accounting in Kansas.

Full Accounting at University of Kansas Report

Wichita State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $8,800 a year. On average, accounting graduates from WSU take out $25,987 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Accounting at Wichita State University

#7

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Lenexa.

Grantham University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Grantham University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,296.

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#8

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $8,872 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, accounting majors at Washburn University accumulate an average of around $22,485 in student debt.

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Ottawa University - Online came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Online are $12,616 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, accounting majors at Ottawa University - Online accumulate an average of around $34,868 in student debt.

Ottawa University - Online did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

Full Accounting at Ottawa University - Online Report

#10

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Overland Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $12,869 per year. Accounting majors at Ottawa University - Kansas City take out an average of $34,868 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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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
Missouri 1,765
Minnesota 1,551
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 22 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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