2024 Best Accounting and Finance Master's Degree Schools
35
Colleges in the United States
696
Master's Degrees
If you plan on getting your master's degree in
accounting and finance, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #193 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 35 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of accounting and finance. Combined, these schools handed out 696 master's degrees in accounting and finance to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Accounting and Finance School for Your Master's Degree
The accounting and finance master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on accounting and finance students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of accounting and finance students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting and finance related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for accounting and finance students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Accounting and Finance Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Featured Accounting and Finance Programs
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MS in Accounting & Finance
Gain the important financial analysis and quantitative skills required for leadership or management positions with this online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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