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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,600 people earned their degree in accounting and business/management, making the major the 323rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 340 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in accounting and business/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and business/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting and business/management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - California also made our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - California is $12,680 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Warner Pacific University

Portland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Warner Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Warner Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 1 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Warner Pacific has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Warner Pacific is $20,005 for far western us region bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Warner Pacific University Accounting and Business/Management Report

#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Santa Clara University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Clara, California. It awarded 30 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Santa Clara University is $22,356 for far western us region bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting and Business/Management at Santa Clara University

#4

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GFU is $22,955 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full GFU Accounting and Business/Management Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #5 spot on the list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 10 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

Chaminade University of Honolulu also took the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chaminade University of Honolulu is $27,136 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting and Business/Management at Chaminade University of Honolulu

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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