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2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,316 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 129 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa

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

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNI are $10,569 a year.

UNI also made our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.

Drake did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $12,065 per year.

Iowa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#4

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Ambrose University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Iowa. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Ambrose University are $18,640 a year.

Read full report on Accounting at Saint Ambrose University

#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Upper Iowa University is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UIU graduate students pay an average of $19,685 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 636
Minnesota 196
Kansas 277
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 47
South Dakota 37

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 5 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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