Ranking the Best Accounting Master's Degree Programs - 2016

College Choice, a provider of college search, rankings and student resources, has published a ranking of the top fifty online master’s degrees in accounting in the United States.

The University of Virginia tops the list, followed by the University of Texas at Austin, Notre Dame, the University of Michigan, and New York University, The rankings are based on factors such as cost of attendance, each program’s reputation in its field, and return on investment. Other schools include Michigan State University, Baylor University, Texas A&M University, Miami University Ohio, and University of Pennsylvania.

Robert Hand, lead editor for the ranking, explains College Choice’s ranking further. “Accountants are visible in every business, every major corporation, and even in government agencies. Some go into private practice for themselves, helping people do their taxes, while others work in law firms, helping to discern off-shore practices and other related services that pertain to the accounting practices of their businesses. Right now, accountants rank as number three in the best jobs to have in the current market. And spending one extra year in school is enough to make a salary jump by $10,000 per year just starting out.”

The Top 10 Accounting Master’s Degree programs, as ranked by College Choice:

University of Virginia – Annual Tuition: $35,630
University of Texas at Austin – Annual Tuition: $44,000
University of Notre Dame – Annual Tuition: $48,530
University of Michigan – Annual Tuition: $49,800
New York University – Annual Tuition: $60,744
University of Pennsylvania – Annual Tuition: $68,210
Miami University (Ohio) – Annual Tuition: $12,888
Texas A&M University – Annual Tuition: $14,000
Baylor University – Annual Tuition: $17,240
Michigan State University – Annual Tuition: $19,380

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The entire ranking of the 50 best schools, listed in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Baruch College, New York, NY
Baylor University, Waco, TX
Bentley University, St. Waltham, MA
Boston College, Boston, MA
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Florida International University, Miami, FL
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Miami University Ohio, Oxford, OH
Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
New York University, New York, NY
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT
University of Florida, Gainesville, GA
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
University of Houston, Houston, TX
University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MI
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

College Choice offers college and university rankings and resources dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college. The site publishes rankings and reviews that make finding the best colleges for different interests easier and more fun, as well as resources to help students get into, pay for, and thrive at the college of their choice.

The full list of accounting master’s degree programs, including the full rankings, is online at: http://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/best-masters-in-accounting-degree-2016.

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