2022 Best Value Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,100 people earned their degree in accounting and finance, making the major the 302nd most popular in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 116 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in Maryland 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland accounting and finance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$14,288 Average Net Price

$56,283 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UMGC is a large public school situated in Adelphi, Maryland. It awarded 107 ’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

UMGC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Schools in Maryland” list. It costs about $14,288 for Maryland Accounting and Finance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMGC.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at UMGC

#2

Strayer University - Maryland

Suitland, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$20,653 Average Net Price

$47,343 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Maryland. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. Strayer University - Maryland is a small school located in Suitland, Maryland that handed out 9 ’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Maryland also made our “Best Accounting and Finance Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $20,653 for Maryland Accounting and Finance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Strayer University - Maryland.

Full Strayer University - Maryland Accounting and Finance Report

• Best Value Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $0-$30k)

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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