by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 93,982 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In , accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,323 and had an average of $24,511 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,709 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,524 and $22,333 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,225 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 48 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region. Maharishi International University is a small school located in Fairfield, Iowa that handed out 12 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ottawa University - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region. Ottawa University - Kansas City is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #5 spot on the list. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 89 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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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With a ranking of #6, Culver - Stockton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 182 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Lindenwood University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 26 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 42 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Fontbonne University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 4 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Kansas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 101 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of South Dakota ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 26 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kansas State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Dakota landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 64 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Upper Iowa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Fayette, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Augustana University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 18 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Missouri came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 18 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 27 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Drake University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Drake University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 1 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 25 masters’s accounting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Creighton University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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