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2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$11,751 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked 8th in Alabama. In fact, 395 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Alabama 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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best value school in Alabama for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Auburn is ranked #1 for overall quality for accounting in Alabama.

Read full report on Accounting at Auburn University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

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

Read full report on Accounting at University of Alabama at Birmingham

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Alabama is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $7,140 per year.

Read full report on Accounting at University of North Alabama

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

UA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Accounting at The University of Alabama

#5

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

TROY graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at Troy University Report

University of South Alabama landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $8,426 per year.

Full Accounting at University of South Alabama Report

Auburn University at Montgomery 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at AUM are $8,344 per year.

Read full report on Accounting at Auburn University at Montgomery

University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAH are $11,686 a year.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Alabama in Huntsville

#9

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

Alabama State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alabama State are $10,156 per year.

Read full report on Accounting at Alabama State University

#10

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

Samford graduate students pay an average of $21,575 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Samford also took the #3 spot in our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 559
Florida 982
Georgia 549
North Carolina 586
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
South Carolina 192
Mississippi 306
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

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 11 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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