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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Arizona, there were 2,024 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 393 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in Arizona

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Arizona

#2

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 246 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Accounting Report

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 109 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Grand Canyon University

#4

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$17,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Arizona are $17,552.

Read full report on Accounting at DeVry University - Arizona

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)

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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