2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
With 559 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #19 most popular major in Virginia.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found James Madison University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JMU are $12,514 a year.
JMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.
Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $16,522 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, Virginia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for accounting in Virginia.
Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Virginia. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.
William & Mary graduate students pay an average of $16,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
William & Mary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Old Dominion University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.
Virginia Commonwealth 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 #7 on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
DeVry University - Virginia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, DeVry University - Virginia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DeVry University - Virginia are $17,552 a year.
Averett University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AU are $11,940 a year.
Strayer University - Virginia 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - Virginia are $15,135 per year.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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Accounting Related Majors for Accounting
Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.
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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