2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
With 520 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #15 most popular major in West Virginia.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Accounting
Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WVU are $10,332 a year.
WVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.
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Out of the 3 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at American Military University are $7,050 a year.
American Military University also took the #2 spot in our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.
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Out of the 3 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Marshall University is a large public school located in the small city of Huntington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marshall University are $8,882 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,330 |
| Virginia | 1,921 |
| North Carolina | 2,114 |
| Florida | 3,746 |
| Tennessee | 1,225 |
| Kentucky | 772 |
| South Carolina | 988 |
| Louisiana | 885 |
| Arkansas | 626 |
| Alabama | 1,557 |
| Mississippi | 1,081 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 3 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).
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