2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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 a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Gonzaga University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gonzaga also is in the top 15% of our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Marymount also did well on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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William Jessup 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rocklin, William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Jessup University are $14,527 per year.
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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.
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San Diego State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Fullerton ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 per year.
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Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 4,040 |
| Washington | 1,634 |
| Oregon | 772 |
| Nevada | 396 |
| Hawaii | 215 |
| Alaska | 136 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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