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.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Gonzaga University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gonzaga 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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $21,133 in tuition and fees each year.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount 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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With a ranking of #6, William Jessup University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Rocklin, William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
William Jessup University graduate students pay an average of $14,527 in tuition and fees each year.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University 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 San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.
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 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.
California State University - Fullerton 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. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 a year.
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Best Accounting Colleges by State
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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