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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 636 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Missouri 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.

Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

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

About 39% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 61% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in accounting at Maryville U, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Missouri. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Of the 45 students majoring in accounting at UMKC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 43 students majoring in accounting at WUSTL, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Accounting at Washington University in St Louis Report

#5

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Accounting at Truman State University Report

Missouri State University - Springfield 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in accounting at Missouri State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#6

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the accounting majors at the school.

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University of Central Missouri landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

About 52% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 48% are male.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#10

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

About 44% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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 15 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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