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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
201 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 101,094 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 2,030 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,434 and $29,068 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 201 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 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 Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 44 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UMN Twin Cities

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Accounting Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #3 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

MSU Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Moorhead are $9,900.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Accounting Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

SMU MN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota are $10,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #5 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Capella University

#6

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

With a ranking of #6, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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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