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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Wisconsin

5 Ranked Colleges
172 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Wisconsin

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Wisconsin” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 75,655 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.

Across Wisconsin, there were 1,737 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 172 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking looked at 5 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 113 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Whitewater, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater are $19,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UW - Whitewater

#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin. Marquette University is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 19 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Marquette University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin. Mequon, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Wisconsin, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Edgewood College

Madison, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edgewood College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. Edgewood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Edgewood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Edgewood College are $18,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Edgewood College

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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