2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 Nevada, there were 432 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,067 and $25,737 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$60,623 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 63 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962.

Read more about Accounting at UNLV

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 18 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at University of Nevada - Reno

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)

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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