2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) in Arizona

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 101,094 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Arizona, there were 2,617 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,313 and $25,033 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 396 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) in Arizona

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at University of Arizona

#2

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,211 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 246 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,305 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 109 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at Grand Canyon University

#4

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$17,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,906 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Arizona are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DeVry University - Arizona Accounting Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)

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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