2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52,477 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 1,063 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 278 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s. Western Governors University is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 861 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
WGU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for WGU is $9,805 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 1,063 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Greenwood Village, Colorado. It awarded 230 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus also did well on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 156 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UOPX - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 550 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UOPX - Arizona is also in the top of our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for bachelor’s degree accounting students.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 96 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on this list, UW - La Crosse is in the top on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UW - La Crosse is $14,580 for bachelor’s degree accounting students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Brigham Young University - Hawaii ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BYU - H is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Laie, Hawaii. It awarded 56 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,051 for bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend BYU - H.
Read more about Accounting at Brigham Young University - Hawaii
Truman State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Truman State University is a small public school situated in Kirksville, Missouri. It awarded 70 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Truman State also did well on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Truman State University is $12,462 for bachelor’s degree accounting students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 133 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UW - Whitewater also did well on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Whitewater is $15,249 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University is also in the top of our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for bachelor’s degree accounting students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UT Permian Basin is $10,092 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Read full report on Accounting at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Minot State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. MSU is a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,898 for bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend MSU.
With a ranking of #13, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, UND is in the top on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. It costs about $15,738 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend University of North Dakota.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UW - Eau Claire also did well on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is $16,020 for bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
With a ranking of #15, Dickinson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Dickinson, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Dickinson State University is $10,855 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Bellevue University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 31 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bellevue University is $15,616 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. NIU is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 171 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, NIU also did well on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $13,748 for bachelor’s degree accounting students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
University of Minnesota - Crookston ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a small public school situated in Crookston, Minnesota. It awarded 55 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Franklin University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 165 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Franklin University is $12,895 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Wilmington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 62 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Wilmington University is $14,683 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
With a ranking of #22, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 594 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SNHU is $41,095 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Read full report on Accounting at Southern New Hampshire University
University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth also claimed a top spot on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth is $17,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SIUE is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,423 for bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. University of Maryland Global Campus is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 224 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UMGC also did well on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend UMGC is $14,288 for bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Maryland Global Campus
Rest of the Best 50 in Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 52 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI |
| 53 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 54 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin - Parkside | Kenosha, WI |
| 56 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud, MN |
| 57 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 58 | California State University - Northridge | Northridge, CA |
| 59 | Purdue University Global | Indianapolis, IN |
| 60 | University of Mary | Bismarck, ND |
| 61 | Excelsior University | Albany, NY |
| 62 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, IL |
| 63 | Northern State University | Aberdeen, SD |
| 64 | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI |
| 65 | Indian River State College | Fort Pierce, FL |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Athens State University | Athens, AL |
| 142 | Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg, KS |
| 143 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Durant, OK |
| 144 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 145 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke, NC |
| 146 | Henderson State University | Arkadelphia, AR |
| 147 | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI |
| 148 | McNeese State University | Lake Charles, LA |
| 149 | University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO |
| 150 | University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon | Bayamon, PR |
| 151 | West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Beckley, WV |
| 152 | SUNY New Paltz | New Paltz, NY |
| 153 | University of West Georgia | Carrollton, GA |
| 154 | Delta State University | Cleveland, MS |
| 155 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 155 | SUNY Old Westbury | Old Westbury, NY |
| 157 | Emporia State University | Emporia, KS |
| 158 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 158 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 158 | Texas State University | San Marcos, TX |
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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%.
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- *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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