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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

9 Ranked Colleges
390 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Connecticut

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 Master’s in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Connecticut, there were 1,457 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,685 and $24,001 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 390 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Connecticut

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. CCSU is a fairly large public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 108 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Connecticut State University are $26,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at CCSU

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UCONN

#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Fairfield U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267.

Read full report on Accounting at Fairfield University

#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

UHart also took the #6 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847.

Full University of Hartford Accounting Report

#5

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Post University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut. This fairly large school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 28 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Post University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Post University Accounting Report

#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Quinnipiac University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 19 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Quinnipiac University Accounting Report

#7

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

Eastern Connecticut State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. This small school is located in Willimantic, Connecticut, and it awarded 21 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

ECSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ECSU are $27,040.

Read more about Accounting at ECSU

#8

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut

Albertus Magnus College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Albertus Magnus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus College are $21,304, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Albertus Magnus College

#9

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart University are $34,806.

Read more about Accounting at Sacred Heart

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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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