2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 508 schools in the United States to see which master'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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Accounting
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the United States for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Nichols College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Nichols are $1,075 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabrini University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Radnor.
Cabrini University graduate students pay an average of $2,318 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WGU are $7,790 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WGU also did well on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Accounting at Western Governors University
With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Mercedita.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are $3,312 per year.
Read full report on Accounting at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce
With a ranking of #8, University of Scranton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.
University of Scranton also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Universidad del Turabo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Universidad del Turabo graduate students pay an average of $3,552 in tuition and fees each year.
Culver - Stockton College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Canton, Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Culver - Stockton are $6,200 per year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Charleston Southern University 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 #12 on the list. Located in the city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSU are $5,085 a year.
Drake University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drake are $11,988 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Drake also is in the top 5% of our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
Truman State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 a year.
Universidad Metropolitana 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 #15 on the list. UMET is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Juan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMET are $3,552 a year.
Calvin University 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 #16 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Calvin are $11,880 a year.
Wilmington University 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 #17 on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.
Illinois State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
Read full report on Accounting at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Northern Illinois University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
With a ranking of #21, Fitchburg State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
Read full report on Accounting at Fitchburg State University
With a ranking of #22, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.
Read full report on Accounting at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
West Texas A&M University 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 #23 on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
West Texas A&M University graduate students pay an average of $8,574 in tuition and fees each year.
Holy Family University 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 #24 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Holy Family graduate students pay an average of $12,181 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #25, Butler University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Butler graduate students pay an average of $14,785 in tuition and fees each year.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 508 different United States accounting schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Accounting students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools award.
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Accounting
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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.
- 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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