2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Michigan
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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.
Across Michigan, there were 2,819 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,100 and $24,664 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 577 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in Michigan
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.
Top 16 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Michigan
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 130 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. GVSU is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Walsh College landed the #3 spot on the list. Walsh is a small school located in Troy, Michigan that handed out 77 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Walsh also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walsh are $13,100, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 94 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 57 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Western Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 25 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355.
With a ranking of #8, Oakland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Oakland University is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648.
University of Michigan - Flint landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 9 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
UM Flint also took the #14 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Wayne State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
Wayne State also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Davenport University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 35 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Davenport University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Davenport University are $16,636.
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.
With a ranking of #13, Baker College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Owosso, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Baker College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baker College are $12,710.
Adrian College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. Adrian College is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Adrian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adrian College are $19,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Madonna University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Madonna University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Madonna, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Madonna are $16,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Calvin University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #16. Calvin is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.
Calvin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Calvin are $29,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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