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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
279 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 101,094 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 1,469 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,994 and $32,167 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 279 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree accounting students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 91 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UMCP

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Adelphi, Maryland, and it awarded 116 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UMGC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMGC are $12,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMGC Accounting Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

Full Towson University Accounting Report

#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 16 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UB, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UB are $21,614, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Baltimore Accounting Report

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State University are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Morgan State University

#6

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Loyola University Maryland landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Maryland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Maryland are $17,970.

Read full report on Accounting at Loyola University Maryland

#7

Strayer University - Maryland

Suitland, Maryland

Strayer University - Maryland landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Strayer University - Maryland is a small private for-profit school situated in Suitland, Maryland. It awarded 9 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Maryland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Maryland are $15,135, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Strayer University - Maryland Accounting Report

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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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