2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Accounting 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Colleges.
Top 10 Best Accounting Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for accounting students. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year. While working on their degree, accounting majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $14,774 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. Accounting majors at BYU take out an average of $7,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Out of the 45 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WGU are $7,452 per year. While working on their degree, accounting majors at WGU accumulate an average of around $21,435 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WGU is ranked #3 for overall quality for accounting in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 a year. While working on their degree, accounting majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus accumulate an average of around $35,010 in student debt.
Colorado State University - Global Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year.
Laramie County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. LCCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Cheyenne.
LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,913 in tuition and fees each year.
College of Southern Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 a year. On average, accounting graduates from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out $35,076 in student loans while working on their degree.
With a ranking of #9, Pikes Peak Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a large student population.
PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,403 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at FRCC take out is $21,562.
Best Accounting Colleges by State
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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