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2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,653 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 146 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Accounting

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $12,175 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - Whitewater graduate students pay an average of $9,307 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Wisconsin is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.

Read full report on Accounting at Concordia University, Wisconsin

The excellent master’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Wisconsin. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ottawa University - Milwaukee are $9,368 per year.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Marquette is ranked #5 for overall quality for accounting in Wisconsin.

Read full report on Accounting at Marquette University

#6

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

With a ranking of #6, Edgewood College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Edgewood are $18,936 a year.

Full Accounting at Edgewood College Report

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 406
Illinois 750
Ohio 470
Indiana 382

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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