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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kansas

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Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 1,066 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,248 and $29,635 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kansas

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 107 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

KU also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2.Of the 26,744 students enrolled at KU, 70 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. KU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 67 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list.Of the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State, 1,099 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 17 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list.Our most recent data shows that 577 of the 14,999 students enrolled at Wichita State University were GI Bill® students, of which 385 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,488. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at WSU]](/colleges/wichita-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Washburn University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list.According to our most recent data, Washburn University supports 5,880 students, and 306 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 147 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,535. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Washburn University]](/colleges/washburn-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s list. Emporia State University is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 127 of the 5,828 students enrolled at Emporia State University were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,878. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ESU]](/colleges/emporia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Ottawa University - Kansas City
Overland Park, Kansas

Ottawa University - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Accounting for a Master’s ranking. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit institution located in Overland Park, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Ottawa University - Kansas City also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #6.Of the 532 students enrolled at Ottawa University - Kansas City, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,198. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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