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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Colorado (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
454 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Colorado, there were 1,431 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 454 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree 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 Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and it awarded 139 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Global Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

MSU Denver not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Denver are $13,747, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Accounting Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree accounting students with aid list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

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#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#8 in overall quality

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 10 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774.

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#9 in overall quality

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs also took the #9 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413.

Read more about Accounting at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

#9

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Regis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 37 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regis U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis University are $14,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 85 students in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

Full University of Denver Accounting Report

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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