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2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s

20 Ranked Colleges
388 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Accounting and Business/Management is the 323rd most popular major in the country with 1,600 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 388 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and business/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting and business/management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting and business/management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s.

Top 20 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree accounting and business/management students list, Wilmington University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834.

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 7 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

MC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s list. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 80 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072.

Full Central Connecticut State University Accounting and Business/Management Report

#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting and business/management degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree accounting and business/management students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Saint Mary College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s list. Mount Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newburgh, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mount Saint Mary, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Saint Mary College are $16,138.

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#7 in overall quality

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s ranking. IUPUI is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 1 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013.

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#7

Excelsior University

Albany, New York
#10 in overall quality

Excelsior University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s list. Excelsior University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

Excelsior University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.

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#8

EDP University - San Juan

San Juan, <nil>
#15 in overall quality

EDP University - San Juan did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. San Juan, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting and business/management degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

EDP - San Juan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at EDP - San Juan are $7,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#14 in overall quality

Colorado Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 1 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

CCU also made our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Christian University are $14,626.

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#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s list. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez also took the #17 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez are $6,234.

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#11

Utica College

Utica, New York
#12 in overall quality

Utica College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Utica College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Utica College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utica College are $22,030, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Utica College Accounting and Business/Management Report

#18 in overall quality

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s ranking. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ponce, . The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are $6,270, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Accounting and Business/Management Report

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Chaminade University of Honolulu did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.

Chaminade University of Honolulu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Chaminade University of Honolulu are $24,720.

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#19 in overall quality

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Arecibo, , this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree accounting and business/management students list, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo are $6,234.

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#15

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting and business/management degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Drexel University Accounting and Business/Management Report

#16

Thomas College

Waterville, Maine
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Thomas College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s list. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting and business/management degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thomas College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas College are $28,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Thomas College Accounting and Business/Management Report

#17

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, Montana
#9 in overall quality

Rocky Mountain College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s list. Rocky Mountain College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Billings, Montana. It awarded 5 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

Rocky also took the #9 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rocky Mountain College are $34,805, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#18

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s ranking. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree accounting and business/management students list, Emory has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#19

South College

Knoxville, Tennessee
#16 in overall quality

South College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s ranking. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

South College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South College are $27,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#20

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#20 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 14 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence also made our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at JWU Providence are $14,148.

Full JWU Providence Accounting and Business/Management Report

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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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