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As a prospec­tive account­ing major, you know that find­ing an afford­able school will cut down on the size of your ini­tial invest­ment, and go a long way to ensur­ing that you receive a great return on invest­ment for your accred­it­ed account­ing pro­gram. Find­ing a cheap account­ing pro­gram does not mean you will sac­ri­fice edu­ca­tion qual­i­ty, as many expen­sive schools charge exor­bi­tant tuition prices because of their invest­ment into cam­pus ameni­ties and oth­er bells and whis­tles. For­tu­nate­ly, there are a vari­ety of great account­ing pro­grams that are ded­i­cat­ed to pro­vid­ing their stu­dents with the knowl­edge they need to suc­ceed in the world of account­ing, with­out charg­ing an arm and a leg. For a list of some of the best account­ing schools that offer the most com­pet­i­tive tuition rates, check out our rank­ing of the best account­ing schools with afford­able rates. Our method­ol­o­gy for rank­ing the best afford­able account­ing pro­grams took into account:

  • Accred­i­ta­tion: The Asso­ci­a­tion to Advance Col­le­giate Schools of Busi­ness (AACSB), the Accred­i­ta­tion Coun­cil for Busi­ness Schools and Pro­grams (ACBSP), and the Inter­na­tion­al Assem­bly for Col­le­giate Busi­ness Edu­ca­tion (IACBE) vet busi­ness pro­grams at col­leges and uni­ver­si­ties to ensure that edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­ty is maintained.
  • Tuition Rates: All of the schools on our list cost aver­age tuition of under $10,000.
  • Edu­ca­tion­al Mer­it: The schools on the list have been ranked accord­ing to fea­tures such as low stu­dent-to-teacher ratios, grad­u­a­tion rates, and intern­ship opportunities.

Stu­dents look­ing for afford­able tuition rates should also take into account online learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties, as they do not require stu­dents to pay for room and board and pro­vide stu­dents sched­ule flex­i­bil­i­ty that allows them to main­tain full-time employ­ment while work­ing on their degree. They should also remem­ber that many pub­lic state schools offer espe­cial­ly low tuition rates for in-state stu­dents, regard­less of whether they are tak­ing class­es online or on cam­pus. As a poten­tial account­ing major look­ing for an afford­able account­ing pro­gram, you should be sure to con­duct A Cost/Benefit Analy­sis of a Bach­e­lor’s Degree. In the Unit­ed States, Accoun­tants and Audi­tors make an aver­age annu­al salary of $69,350, which means that stu­dents who have paid less than $10,000 a year for their degree can often pay off their stu­dent loans with­in one year of full-time employ­ment. Some of the schools that ranked on our list of the cheap­est account­ing degree pro­grams include:

  • Dick­in­son State Uni­ver­si­ty: Offers stu­dents the choice between spe­cial­iz­ing with a cor­po­rate account­ing track, or a pro­fes­sion­al account­ing track, while charg­ing tuition of $6,554 for in-state stu­dents, and $9,226 for out-of-state stu­dents, with 93% of stu­dents receiv­ing finan­cial aid.
  • Alcorn State Uni­ver­si­ty: Pro­vides a cur­ricu­lum geared towards prepar­ing stu­dents to pass their CPA exam, while charg­ing tuition of $6,888 and award­ing 100% of their stu­dents with some form of finan­cial aid.
  • Belle­vue Uni­ver­si­ty: Offers stu­dents the abil­i­ty to earn their Account­ing degree in an online for­mat, charge a tuition rate of $7,752, and give 89% of stu­dents help with finan­cial aid.

For our full list of great options for cheap account­ing degrees, check out our rank­ing of the Top 15 Cheap­est Bach­e­lor Degrees in Account­ing. If any of the schools pique your inter­est you should vis­it their web­site to request more infor­ma­tion, and see what kind of finan­cial aid pack­age they can put togeth­er for you.

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