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

10 Ranked Colleges
455 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Colorado

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Colorado” 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 Colorado, there were 1,821 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,279 and $28,745 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 455 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 10 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large school located in Greenwood Village, Colorado that handed out 139 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Global Campus also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 37 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Read more about Accounting at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#3

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. Regis U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis University are $14,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Regis University Accounting Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Colorado Boulder

Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. MSU Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metropolitan State University of Denver are $13,747, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Accounting Report

#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#8 in overall quality

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCCS Accounting Report

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado ranking. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this large private for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree accounting students list, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

University of Northern Colorado ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree accounting students list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at University of Northern Colorado

#10

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

With a ranking of #10, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 85 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree accounting students list, DU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Denver 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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