2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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 Most Popular 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 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
About 65% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 35% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree 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.
About 32% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 68% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 148 students majoring in accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
About 39% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 61% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.
Women make up 34% of the accounting majors at the school.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Colorado Boulder
With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.
Of the 65 students majoring in accounting at CU Anschutz, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Women make up 51% of the accounting majors at the school.
Southern Utah University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.
Of the 55 students majoring in accounting at Southern Utah University, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Utah Valley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.
Of the 51 students majoring in accounting at UVU, 63% are male and 37% are female.
Utah State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 45 students majoring in accounting at USU, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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 |
Majors Related to 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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