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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping (Income $30-$48k)

8 Ranked Colleges
254 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 19,820 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 254 accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s accounting technology and bookkeeping degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also made our “Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $10,521 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Bellevue College

Bellevue, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Washington, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s accounting technology and bookkeeping degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree accounting technology and bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k list, BC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BC is $7,478 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Canisius College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s accounting technology and bookkeeping degrees in 2019-2020.

Canisius also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Canisius is $13,445 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 4 bachelors’s accounting technology and bookkeeping degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis - Clark State College also made our “Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $10,025 for bachelor’s degree accounting technology and bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lewis - Clark State College.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rowan is a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 160 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also made our “Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Rowan is $19,971 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. St. Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s accounting technology and bookkeeping degrees to qualified students.

St. Edward’s University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,024 for bachelor’s degree accounting technology and bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Saint Edward’s University.

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#7

Missouri Valley College

Marshall, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Missouri Valley College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Missouri Valley College is a small school located in Marshall, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s accounting technology and bookkeeping degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri Valley College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Valley College is $17,541 for bachelor’s degree accounting technology and bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Quinnipiac University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hamden, Connecticut. It awarded 1 bachelors’s accounting technology and bookkeeping degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree accounting technology and bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k list, Quinnipiac has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Quinnipiac University is $35,655 for Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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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