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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

With 196 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #31 most popular major in Minnesota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Accounting

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the best school in Minnesota for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Accounting at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 636
Iowa 129
Kansas 277
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 47
South Dakota 37

Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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