2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

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Accounting and Finance is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 3,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 370 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in accounting and finance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and finance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Franklin Pierce University

Rindge, New Hampshire

$35,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin Pierce University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Franklin Pierce is located in Rindge, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Franklin Pierce, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Franklin Pierce are $35,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire

#1 in overall quality

$18,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern New Hampshire University are $18,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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