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

6 Ranked Colleges
201 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Minnesota

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking.

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 Minnesota, there were 2,030 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,434 and $29,068 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 201 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree accounting students list, SMU MN has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU MN are $10,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 44 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Accounting at UMN Twin Cities

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #3 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 15 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Accounting Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Moorhead are $9,900, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Accounting Report

#5

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Walden University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Walden University Accounting Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota ranking. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Capella University also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Full Capella 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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