2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) in Arkansas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Arkansas, there were 711 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,570 and $28,605 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree accounting students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$60,665 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at UARK

#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

A-State also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full A-State Accounting Report

#3

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

UCA also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at UCA

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)

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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