Accounting Degree Review Releases a Top 30 List of the Most Affordable Master's Accounting Programs in the U.S.

RALEIGH, N.C., March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Accounting Degree Review (www.accounting-degree.org), an accounting resource website about higher education and related topics, released their 2015 affordability rankings for residential master's degrees in accounting from U.S. schools. The rankings consist of the top 30 most affordable programs based on the tuition and fees for earning the degree.

The tuition and fees were calculated for an out-of-state full-time student with a bachelor's degree in accounting who started the program in Fall 2014.

Only the 170 U.S. institutions with accounting accreditation from Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) were considered by Accounting Degree Review for the rankings. The publication restricted its research to these schools because AACSB accounting accreditation is the best programmatic accreditation for accounting programs worldwide.

"While many students are familiar with AACSB accreditation for business programs and the prestige that comes with it, accounting students often do not know that AACSB also accredits accounting programs with a separate accreditation," commented Dee Barizo, Accounting Degree Review editor. "We chose to look only at programs with this accreditation to add quality control to our rankings. It's telling that only 170 schools in the nation have this type of accreditation. These schools have undergone extra scrutiny for their accounting programs and passed with flying colors. Therefore, while the schools in the ranking are low cost, it does not mean that they are lacking in education quality at all."

With a price tag of $18,486, Weber State University earned first place in the rankings. Missouri State University took second place with tuition and fees of $19,282.

Here is the complete list of schools in alphabetical order:

Boise State University - Boise, Idaho
Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, Ohio
Bradley University - Peoria, Illinois
California State University, Fullerton - Fullerton, California
Clemson University - Clemson, South Carolina
Illinois State University - Normal, Illinois
Kent State University - Kent, Ohio
Louisiana Tech University - Ruston, Louisiana
Mississippi State University - Starkville, Mississippi
Missouri State University - Springfield, Missouri
Morgan State University - Baltimore, Maryland
New Mexico State University - Las Cruces, New Mexico
Northern Illinois University - DeKalb, Illinois
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Edwardsville, Illinois
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi, Texas
Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York - Buffalo, New York
University of Akron - Akron, Ohio
University of Central Missouri - Warrensburg, Missouri
University of Idaho - Moscow, Idaho
University of Louisville - Louisville, Kentucky
University of Nebraska at Omaha - Omaha, Nebraska
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno - Reno, Nevada
University of South Alabama - Mobile, Alabama
University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Weber State University - Ogden, Utah
Western Illinois University - Macomb, Illinois
Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, Kentucky
Wichita State University - Wichita, Kansas

The tuition and fees of all the schools were under $25,500 and the average cost was around $22,700. The ranking placement and information about each school can be found at http://www.accounting-degree.org/most-affordable-masters-degrees-in-accounting/.

Accounting Degree Review provides relevant content for prospective and current students with interests in the accounting field. The website publishes rankings for different types of accounting degrees and articles about topics such as accounting careers, scholarships, and certifications.

Contact:
Dee Barizo
Editor, Accounting Degree Review
(817) 874-5969
Email

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