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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

3 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Southeast region, there were 24,469 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,343 and $28,520 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Mississippi Accounting Report

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make $75-$110k list, Georgia State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

Full Georgia State University Accounting Report

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UA Accounting Report

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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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