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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
201 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

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 Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 101,094 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. 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 Minnesota, there were 2,030 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,434 and $29,068 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 201 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting 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 Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree accounting students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree accounting students with aid list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Accounting Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Minnesota State Mankato

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Moorhead are $9,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at MSU Moorhead

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

SMU MN also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota are $10,260.

Read full report on Accounting at SMU MN

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree accounting students with aid list, Capella University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Capella University

#6

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

With a ranking of #6, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814.

Read full report on Accounting at UST MN

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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