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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

12 Ranked Colleges
327 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Tennessee

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking.

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

Across Tennessee, there were 1,128 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 327 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree accounting students.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofM Accounting Report

#3

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Union also took the #7 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union are $10,671, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Union University Accounting Report

#4

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Middle Tennessee State University

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334.

Read more about Accounting at UT Chattanooga

#6

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#11 in overall quality

Tennessee Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large school located in Cookeville, Tennessee that handed out 13 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Technological University are $20,498.

Read full report on Accounting at Tennessee Tech University

#7

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Christian Brothers University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking. Christian Brothers is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 10 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Christian Brothers did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Christian Brothers are $13,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#12 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at East Tennessee State University

#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Lipscomb University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Lipscomb

#10

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Belmont University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 31 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont are $24,260.

Read full report on Accounting at Belmont

#11

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Rhodes College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Rhodes College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhodes College are $50,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Rhodes College

#12

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 29 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Vanderbilt

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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