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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UPenn

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ohio State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Accounting Report

#3

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 3 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ole Miss has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ole Miss Accounting Report

#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UTSA Accounting Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Accounting at UT Austin

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k list, Michigan State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Full Michigan State University Accounting Report

#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#9 in overall quality

University of Oregon landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also took the #9 spot in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Oregon

#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Georgia State University

#9

Anderson University Indiana

Anderson, Indiana
#11 in overall quality

Anderson University Indiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, Indiana. It awarded 4 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University Indiana also made our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Anderson University Indiana are $11,455, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Anderson University Indiana

#10

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k list, UA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Alabama Accounting Report

#11

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Bentley University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Bentley University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k list, Bentley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bentley are $40,992, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Bentley

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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