2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
With 99,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WGU are $7,790 per year.
WGU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake 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 Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Denver are $12,792 a year.
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University of Wyoming came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.
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Carroll College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the remote town of Helena, Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Carroll Montana graduate students pay an average of $19,557 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.
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Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,498 |
| Utah | 2,857 |
| Idaho | 559 |
| Montana | 141 |
| Wyoming | 93 |
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Accounting Related Majors for Accounting
One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Accounting
| 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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