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

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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 Kentucky, there were 798 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,892 and $26,654 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 79 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,253 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read more about Accounting at University of Kentucky

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$17,358 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,516 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Northern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Kentucky University are $17,358, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at Northern Kentucky University

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 20 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at WKU

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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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