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

10 Ranked Colleges
376 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Alabama

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 Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Alabama, there were 1,641 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,063 and $29,067 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 376 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama”.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

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

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

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 85 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Auburn University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 86 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree accounting students list, UAB has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Accounting Report

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

UAH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at University of Alabama in Huntsville

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree accounting students list, USA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at University of South Alabama

#6

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

University of North Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

UNA also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNA are $13,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UNA

#7

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

Samford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. Samford University is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 29 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Samford also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227.

Read full report on Accounting at Samford University

#8

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Troy University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama ranking. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

TROY also took the #8 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Troy University are $16,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TROY Accounting Report

#9

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

AUM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University at Montgomery are $17,812, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at AUM

#10

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Alabama State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. Alabama State University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alabama State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama State University are $17,572.

Read more about Accounting at Alabama State

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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