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2023 Best Accounting Schools in Minnesota

7 Colleges
$46,497 Avg Salary
$29,801 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting 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.

The Best Accounting Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Minnesota to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Accounting Schools in Minnesota

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Minnesota Schools in Accounting

Our analysis found University of St Thomas Minnesota to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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 Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for accounting students. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for accounting students. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in Minnesota list. Capella University is a fairly 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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