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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

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$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 1,036 degrees and certificates from a Kansas school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kansas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular school in Kansas for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

About 43% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Kansas. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 67 students majoring in accounting at K -State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Kansas. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in accounting at WSU, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#5

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Accounting at Washburn University Report

#6

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

Of the 6 students majoring in accounting at Ottawa University - Kansas City, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Accounting at Ottawa University - Kansas City Report

#7

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Ottawa University - Ottawa ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of Ottawa, Ottawa is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Accounting at Ottawa University - Ottawa Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,765
Minnesota 1,551
Iowa 956
Nebraska 466
North Dakota 277
South Dakota 241

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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