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2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,561 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

Accounting is the #30 most popular major in Kentucky with 111 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NKU are $10,284 a year.

Full Accounting at Northern Kentucky University Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

UK graduate students pay an average of $13,674 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at University of Kentucky Report

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $13,725 per year.

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

Read full report on Accounting at University of Louisville

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WKU are $12,140 a year.

Full Accounting at Western Kentucky University Report

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
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
Mississippi 306
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

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 4 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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