Accounting Degree Review Releases Ranking of the Most Affordable Undergraduate Accounting Programs for 2014-2015

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Accounting Degree Review, a top resource for accounting education and related topics, published their 2014-2015 affordability rankings for residential undergraduate accounting programs. The rankings highlight the thirty most affordable accounting schools based on annual tuition and fees for out-of-state incoming freshmen enrolling in the 2014-2015 academic year.

Brigham Young University took the top spot in the ranking with a price tag of $10,000. Brigham Young also had the notable distinction of being the only private school in the list. The other 29 schools were all public institutions. Second place was awarded to Cleveland State University. The school's tuition and fees are $12,878.

Here is a complete list of the schools in alphabetical order:

Baruch College, The City University of New York - New York, New York

Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, Ohio

Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah

California State University, Fullerton - Fullerton, California

Cleveland State University - Cleveland, Ohio

Grand Valley State University - Allendale, Michigan

Kent State University - Kent, Ohio

Marshall University - Huntington, West Virginia

Mississippi State University - Mississippi State, Mississippi

Missouri State University - Springfield, Missouri

Morgan State University - Baltimore, Maryland

Nicholls State University - Thibodaux, Louisiana

San Diego State University - San Diego, California

Southeastern Louisiana University - Hammond, Louisiana

Truman State University - Kirksville, Missouri

University of Central Missouri - Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, Illinois

University of Nebraska at Omaha - Omaha, Nebraska

University of South Alabama - Mobile, Alabama

University of South Florida - Tampa, Florida

University of South Florida St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, Florida

University of Southern Indiana - Evansville, Indiana

University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Texas at Arlington - Arlington, Texas

University of Texas at El Paso - El Paso, Texas

Utah State University - Logan, Utah

Weber State University - Ogden, Utah

Western Illinois University - Macomb, Illinois

Wichita State University - Wichita, Kansas

Wright State University - Dayton, Ohio

All the schools came in under $18,500 and the average cost was around $16,200. The ranking placement and information about each school can be found at http://www.accounting-degree.org/most-affordable-bachelors-in-accounting.

Only the 170 U.S. institutions with accounting accreditation from 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.

"While many students are familiar with AACSB accreditation for business programs and the prestige that comes from 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."

Accounting Degree Review is dedicated to providing useful information to prospective and current students with interests in accounting. The publication produces rankings for different types of accounting programs and articles about relevant topics such as accounting careers, certifications, and scholarships.

Contact:

Dee Barizo
Editor, Accounting Degree Review
http://www.accounting-degree.org/
(817) 874-5969
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