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

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With 101,094 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 7,325 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,219 and $28,170 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$97,959 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Read full report on Accounting at Capella University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)

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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