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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Accounting Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 42 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree accounting students whose families make $75-$110k list, SMU MN has also earned the #2 rank 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Accounting Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Moorhead, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Moorhead are $9,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at MSU Moorhead

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Capella University

#6

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 7 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UST MN Accounting Report

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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