2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Plains States Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” 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 Plains States region, there were 7,325 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,219 and $28,170 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,415 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 131 colleges that offer a degree 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Truman State is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 70 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Truman State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,462 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend Truman State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 57 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 131 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Minot State University is a small school located in Minot, North Dakota that handed out 12 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Minot State University is $11,898 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
UND also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for UND is $15,738 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 131 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dickinson State University landed the #5 spot on the 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 yearly cost to attend Dickinson State University is $10,855 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Bellevue University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. 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 yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. UMN Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UMN Crookston is $10,952 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. UMN Duluth is a fairly large public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 78 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $17,067 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend UMN Duluth.
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%.
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Bemidji State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Bemidji State University is $15,868 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Winona State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Winona State is in the top on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Winona State is $17,656 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Park University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $15,579 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
University of South Dakota came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of South Dakota is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $18,555 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend USD.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 87 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also took the #24 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Dakota State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State University is a public institution located in Madison, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Dakota State University is $17,691 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Marshall, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southwest Minnesota State University is $14,397 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
Read full report on Accounting at Southwest Minnesota State University
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
UNI also took the #15 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend UNI.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,725 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend Missouri State University - Springfield.
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Saint Cloud State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 69 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 188 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, University of Mary did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 13 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,410 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend UMary.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Northern State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Aberdeen, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend NSU is $15,851 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Columbia College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 93 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College is $26,730 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Metropolitan State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 96 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,225 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting students per year to attend Metropolitan State University.
With a ranking of #25, Capella University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $17,619 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting students per year to attend Capella University.
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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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