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

9 Ranked Colleges
820 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Utah

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 101,094 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. 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 Utah, there were 2,769 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,096 and $26,343 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 820 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree accounting students.

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

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah
#1 in overall quality
$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$63,418 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Master’s in Utah list. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 162 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality
$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$60,038 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 177 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Utah Accounting Report

#3

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality
$7,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$60,821 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 264 students in 2019-2020.

WGU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790.

Read more about Accounting at Western Governors University

#4

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
#5 in overall quality
$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$57,770 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

Full USU Accounting Report

#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#6 in overall quality
$24,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$57,168 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 85 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality
$14,669 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$60,546 Average Early-Career Earnings

With a ranking of #6, Westminster College Utah did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. Westminster College Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Westminster College Salt Lake also took the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Westminster College Utah are $14,669.

Full Westminster College Utah Accounting Report

#7

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah
#7 in overall quality
$26,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Utah Valley University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 37 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVU are $26,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Utah Valley University

#8

Dixie State University

Saint George, Utah
#9 in overall quality
$15,773 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Dixie State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah ranking. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint George, Utah. It awarded 30 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dixie State College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dixie State College are $15,773, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Dixie State University

#9

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
#8 in overall quality
$19,022 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$58,823 Average Early-Career Earnings

Weber State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Utah ranking. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 13 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Weber State University are $19,022, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Weber State University 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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