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2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$19,880 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 1,225 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Tennessee 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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville also took the #4 spot in our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Full Accounting at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 per year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Tennessee. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

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#5

Union University

Jackson, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Union University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union are $11,666 per year.

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#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lipscomb also is in the top 20% of our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.

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With a ranking of #7, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Tennessee Tech University graduate students pay an average of $11,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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East Tennessee State 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 #8 on the list. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

ETSU graduate students pay an average of $10,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Christian Brothers 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Christian Brothers are $13,463 per year.

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#10

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belmont are $25,180 per year.

Belmont also took the #3 spot in our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,330
Virginia 1,921
North Carolina 2,114
Florida 3,746
Kentucky 772
South Carolina 988
Louisiana 885
Arkansas 626
Alabama 1,557
Mississippi 1,081
West Virginia 520

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 14 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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