2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 678 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 58 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
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,944 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s. Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students list, Park University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Park University is $15,579 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Phoenix - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 6 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
UOPX - California did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - California is $12,664 for bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Nevada landed the #4 spot on the list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Nevada also took the #22 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students list, UOPX - Texas has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Texas is $12,237 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Maranatha Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Watertown, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students list, MBU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,736 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students per year to attend Maranatha Baptist University.
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University of Phoenix - Illinois landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Phoenix - Illinois is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
UOPX - Illinois also made our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Strayer University - Virginia landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - Virginia, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $24,041 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students per year to attend Strayer University - Virginia.
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University of Sioux Falls ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Sioux Falls, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Sioux Falls is $19,893 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Strayer University - North Carolina did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit institution located in Morrisville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - North Carolina, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - North Carolina is $22,816 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
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University of Phoenix - Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UOPX - Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Strayer University - Georgia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Strayer University - Georgia is a private for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Georgia also made our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Georgia is $23,034 for bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students.
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With a ranking of #13, John Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. John Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
JBU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend John Brown University is $21,963 for bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Bethel University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bethel University is located in McKenzie, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,701 for bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students per year to attend Bethel.
EDP University - San Juan ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in San Juan, , and it awarded 12 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for EDP - San Juan is $5,841 for bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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Clarks Summit University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Clarks Summit University is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clarks Summit University is $16,313 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
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Strayer University - Florida landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
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Strayer University - Texas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $25,902 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students per year to attend Strayer University - Texas.
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With a ranking of #19, Strayer University - Tennessee did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Tennessee is $22,257 for bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students.
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Strayer University - Global Region did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Strayer University - Global Region is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Global Region is $22,944 for bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students.
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University of Mount Olive came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Mount Olive is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Olive, North Carolina. It awarded 26 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMO, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Mount Olive is $16,437 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
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Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Trevose, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania is $21,800 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 14 bachelors’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,046 for bachelor’s degree accounting and business/management students per year to attend Lewis - Clark State College.
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Strayer University - Maryland ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Suitland, Maryland, this small private for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Maryland is $20,749 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
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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%.
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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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