2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 19,309 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 118 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Charleston Southern University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the 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 graduate students at CSU are $5,085 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.
Out of the 118 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wingate University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wingate are $11,700 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wingate also did well on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The University of Tampa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT are $12,014 a year.
Union University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.
Union graduate students pay an average of $11,666 in tuition and fees each year.
Shorter University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Shorter is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rome.
Shorter graduate students pay an average of $12,800 in tuition and fees each year.
Lipscomb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lipscomb also did well on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Elon University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Elon graduate students pay an average of $18,828 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Elon is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Mississippi College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MC are $12,796 a year.
With a ranking of #12, Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online graduate students pay an average of $16,128 in tuition and fees each year.
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Mercer University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Mercer graduate students pay an average of $15,544 in tuition and fees each year.
Delta State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Cleveland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 a year.
With a ranking of #15, Brenau University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brenau are $13,940 a year.
Northern Kentucky University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
NKU graduate students pay an average of $15,594 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.
UCA graduate students pay an average of $11,835 in tuition and fees each year.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 20 | Stetson University | DeLand, FL |
| 21 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 22 | DeVry University - Florida | Miramar, FL |
| 23 | DeVry University - Virginia | Arlington, VA |
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 559 |
| Florida | 982 |
| Georgia | 549 |
| North Carolina | 586 |
| Tennessee | 354 |
| Kentucky | 111 |
| Louisiana | 102 |
| Alabama | 395 |
| South Carolina | 192 |
| Mississippi | 306 |
| Arkansas | 81 |
| West Virginia | 83 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Accounting
| 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 26 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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