2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 75,655 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 17,004 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting 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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ole Miss is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 3 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099.

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#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Georgia State University

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 3 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at The University of Alabama

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)

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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