2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 208 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and business/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting and business/management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting and business/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree accounting and business/management students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware

#2 in overall quality

$8,834 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 11 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wilmington University Accounting and Business/Management Report

#2

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, New York

#3 in overall quality

$16,138 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Saint Mary College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newburgh, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.

Mount Saint Mary also made our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Saint Mary are $16,138, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting and Business/Management at Mount Saint Mary College

#3

Utica College

Utica, New York

#4 in overall quality

$22,030 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utica College landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 also took the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. 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

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting and Business/Management at Drexel

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

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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