2024 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota

If you pursue a master's degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #10 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 master's degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on accounting students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other accounting students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for accounting to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for accounting students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Accounting Schools

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

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Accounting in North Dakota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for accounting students seeking a a master's degree.

Top North Dakota Schools for a Master's in Accounting

1

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

36 Annual Graduates

University of North Dakota is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in accounting. UND is a large public university located in the city of Grand Forks.More information about a master’s in accounting from University of North Dakota

2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

11 Annual Graduates

$53,826 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat North Dakota State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in accounting. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the accounting program make around $53,826 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in accounting from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	525
Minnesota	174	142
Iowa	154	126
Kansas	149	277
Nebraska	123	74
South Dakota	89	37

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Accounting Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Accounting Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	36
Other Accounting and Related Services	11

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	314
Management Information Systems	21
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	11
Entrepreneurial Studies	5
Human Resource Management	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.