2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Plains States 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Culver - Stockton College the best value school in the Plains States Region for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Culver - Stockton is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Canton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Culver - Stockton are $6,200 per year.
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Out of the 41 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.
Drake graduate students pay an average of $11,988 in tuition and fees each year.
Drake did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 41 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Plains States Region . SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lindenwood 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.
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Fontbonne 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Fontbonne University graduate students pay an average of $14,400 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,765 |
| Minnesota | 1,551 |
| Kansas | 1,036 |
| Iowa | 956 |
| Nebraska | 466 |
| North Dakota | 277 |
| South Dakota | 241 |
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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.
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 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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