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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$46,004 Avg Salary
$30,165 Avg Student Debt

Accounting is the #17 most popular major in the country with 19,309 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Accounting Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent online programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for accounting students pursuing an online degree. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#5

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 636
Minnesota 196
Iowa 129
Kansas 277
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 47
South Dakota 37

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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 9 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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