2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
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With 75,655 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,338 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,159 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 34 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.
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 the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 26 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 20 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 42 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
SMU MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU MN are $10,260.
Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 15 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 51 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042.
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Truman State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Truman State University is a public institution located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Truman State also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 79 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
Maryville U also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #9, Creighton University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 4 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Creighton also took the #8 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 45 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.
Walden University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 38 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 Walden University are $10,716.
Capella University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 36 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.
University of North Dakota came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 8 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 173 students in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Bellevue University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 11 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Saint Louis University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 21 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Saint Ambrose University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 4 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Ambrose University also took the #16 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Ambrose University are $18,150, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #18, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 128 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree accounting students list, KU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Culver - Stockton College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Canton, Missouri, and it awarded 4 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Culver - Stockton College are $6,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Kansas State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Upper Iowa University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Upper Iowa University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Iowa. It awarded 19 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UIU also took the #23 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIU are $19,152, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. UST MN is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 7 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UST MN also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Wichita State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 10 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 Wichita State University are $15,112.
Emporia State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 46 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
ESU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058.
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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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