2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
Accounting is the #17 most popular major in the country with 19,309 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for accounting students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
About 65% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 35% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 32% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 68% are male.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 148 students majoring in accounting at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 4 spot on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
About 39% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 61% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
Women make up 34% of the accounting majors at the school.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 65 students majoring in accounting at CU Anschutz, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Women make up 51% of the accounting majors at the school.
Southern Utah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.
Of the 55 students majoring in accounting at Southern Utah University, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Utah Valley University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.
Of the 51 students majoring in accounting at UVU, 63% are male and 37% are female.
Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 45 students majoring in accounting at USU, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 486 |
| Utah | 814 |
| Idaho | 83 |
| Montana | 50 |
| Wyoming | 7 |
Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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