2023 Best Value Accounting Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting School for You
In 2020-2021, 19,309 people earned a degree or certificate in accounting, making the major the #17 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Accounting Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 536 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in the United States
Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Accounting
Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
La Salle undergraduate students pay an average of $33,150 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nichols College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nichols are $37,300 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cabrini University is a great value for accounting students. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.
Cabrini University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,845 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 536 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Simpson College are $44,030 per year.
Simpson College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Accounting Schools list.
Out of the 536 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 5 spot on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Furman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #6 on the list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Furman are $53,372 a year.
Western Governors University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
WGU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,452 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 a year.
Full Accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus Report
With a ranking of #9, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Mercedita.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are $5,292 a year.
Full Accounting at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Report
Park University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools ranking. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.
University of Scranton came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Scranton are $48,462 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Scranton is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Accounting Schools list.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #12 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Accounting Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Accounting at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
Culver - Stockton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the remote area of Canton, Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Culver - Stockton are $28,495 per year.
With a ranking of #14, Universidad del Turabo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Universidad del Turabo undergraduate students pay an average of $5,820 in tuition and fees each year.
Drake University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Drake undergraduate students pay an average of $45,912 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Drake also did well on our Best Accounting Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Charleston Southern University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value accounting programs. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSU are $28,960 a year.
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With a ranking of #17, Truman State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Truman State are $16,410 per year.
Universidad Metropolitana came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools ranking. UMET is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Juan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMET are $5,820 a year.
Calvin University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value accounting programs. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Calvin are $38,240 per year.
Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools list. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Linfield OCE undergraduate students pay an average of $14,040 in tuition and fees each year.
Wilmington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wilmington University are $11,760 per year.
With a ranking of #22, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value accounting programs. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #24, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.
Read full report on Accounting at Northern Illinois University
Fitchburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fitchburg State are $16,735 a year.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Accounting Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Value Accounting Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 536 different United States accounting schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Accounting graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Accounting Schools award.
Accounting by Region
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Majors Related to Accounting
One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.
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