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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
373 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 75,655 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.

Across Alabama, there were 1,564 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 373 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 85 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn Accounting Report

#3

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. UNA is a medium-sized school located in Florence, Alabama that handed out 6 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNA has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at University of North Alabama

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #4 spot on the list. UAH is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UAH

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at USA

#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at UA

#7

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#8 in overall quality

Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. AUM is a medium-sized school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 29 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

AUM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AUM are $17,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Auburn University at Montgomery

#8

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Troy University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

TROY also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Troy University are $16,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at Troy University

#9

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Samford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Samford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227.

Read full report on Accounting at Samford

#10

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Alabama State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 13 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Alabama State also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama State are $17,572, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Alabama State

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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