2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 12,847 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,106 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 76 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.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree accounting students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 115 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Scranton also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 76 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Villanova University is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 45 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree accounting students list, Villanova has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 50 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius are $15,870, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and it awarded 114 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Maryland did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Loyola University Maryland is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 26 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Loyola Maryland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Maryland are $17,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Marist College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Marist College are $15,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Cabrini University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Cabrini University are $2,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Niagara University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Niagara University, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Niagara University are $14,893, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Holy Family University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Holy Family is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Holy Family University are $10,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. FDU is located in Madison, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus are $10,674.
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St. Joseph’s College - New York ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Joseph’s College - New York is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 39 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at SJC are $19,692, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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St. Bonaventure University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Saint Bonaventure, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Bonaventure are $14,850.
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Rider University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Lawrenceville, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rider, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rider are $20,958.
With a ranking of #15, Montclair State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 42 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Ithaca College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 15 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Ithaca also took the #20 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca are $22,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ramapo College of New Jersey is a medium-sized school located in Mahwah, New Jersey that handed out 30 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Ramapo College of New Jersey are $19,085, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Le Moyne College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. LeMoyne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 15 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Le Moyne College are $17,034, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Baruch College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Baruch is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 204 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Baruch not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baruch are $20,880, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #20, Binghamton University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 109 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Seton Hall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 66 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172.
With a ranking of #22, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 25 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Duquesne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #23, Manhattan College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Manhattan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverdale, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan are $20,102.
Fordham University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fordham University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 87 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Fordham U also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are $13,862, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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