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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

12 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Colorado. With 1,498 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Global Campus the most popular school in Colorado for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 32% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Of the 68 students majoring in accounting at CU - Boulder, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

About 69% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 12 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 59 students majoring in accounting at DU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Colorado. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 39 students majoring in accounting at MSU Denver, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

About 66% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the accounting majors at the school.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 48% are male.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in accounting at UCCS, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Colorado Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

Of the 4 students majoring in accounting at CCU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2,857
Idaho 559
Montana 141
Wyoming 93

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 12 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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