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2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$17,153 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 2,435 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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

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 Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Michigan 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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

#1

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Calvin University the best value school in Michigan for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Calvin graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Out of the 16 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Walsh College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Walsh are $16,926 per year.

Read full report on Accounting at Walsh College

Out of the 16 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $14,510 per year.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Michigan - Dearborn

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GVSU is ranked #5 for overall quality for accounting in Michigan.

Full Accounting at Grand Valley State University Report

With a ranking of #6, Northern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Michigan University are $10,612 per year.

Read full report on Accounting at Northern Michigan University

University of Michigan - Flint ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Flint are $12,681 a year.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $19,323 per year.

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#9

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Baker College graduate students pay an average of $12,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Accounting at Baker College

#9

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Adrian College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

Adrian graduate students pay an average of $19,525 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at Adrian College Report

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 3,278
Illinois 3,151
Indiana 1,707
Wisconsin 1,606

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 16 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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