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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 75,655 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Washington, there were 1,138 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k list, Wazzu has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

EWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

WWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 23 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus are $30,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. Gonzaga is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 31 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Gonzaga also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga University are $17,675, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Saint Martin's University

Lacey, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Saint Martin’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Lacey, Washington, and it awarded 1 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Martin’s also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Martin’s University are $15,840, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#1 in overall quality

Seattle University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. Seattle University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 32 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040.

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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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