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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in accounting at Iowa, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maharishi International University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Fairfield, MIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in accounting at MIU, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in accounting at UNI, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#4

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#5

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#6

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

With a ranking of #6, Saint Ambrose University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools 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 7 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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