2020 Most Affordable Online Colleges for a Master's in Accounting
Ranked by affordability, these 24 schools all offer online low-cost master's degrees in accounting. At #1, Strayer University offers an online Master of Science in Accounting for only $4,480 per year. Ranked #2, American Public University System offers an annual tuition rate of just $6,300 for its online master's in accounting program. Each school offers a tuition rate under $12,000, and the average tuition rate of all schools is $8,386
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Strayer University | $4,480 | |
| American Public University System | $6,300 | |
| Marshall University | $6,810 | |
| University of South Dakota | $6,987 | |
| Southern Utah University | $7,097 | |
| University of North Alabama | $7,125 | |
| Wilmington University | $7,320 | |
| Lindenwood University | $7,425 | |
| Colorado State University Global | $7,500 | |
| Western Governors University | $7,600 | |
| California University of Pennsylvania | $7,890 | |
| Georgia Southern University | $7,905 | |
| University of South Alabama | $8,250 | |
| Averett University | $8,325 | |
| Clarion University | $8,355 | |
| Gardner Webb University | $8,760 | |
| Ottawa University Online | $9,735 | |
| University of Missouri | $10,026 | |
| Indiana Wesleyan University Online | $10,062 | |
| Bellevue University | $10,530 | |
| Brenau University | $10,695 | |
| Saint Leo University Online | $10,800 | |
| Northeastern University | $10,890 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Online | $11,286 |
- Annual Tuition: $4,480
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 10,929
- Example Classes: Auditing and Business Concepts; Emerging Auditing Technologies; Fraud Prevention and Detection; International Accounting Reporting Standards (IFRS); International Tax Planning and Research
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Business Administration in Accounting
- Master of Science in Accounting
- Master of Science in Accounting - Corporate Accounting
- Master of Science in Accounting - Forensic Accounting
- Master of Science in Accounting - International Accounting
- Master of Science in Accounting - Public Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $6,300
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,342
- Example Classes: Advanced Auditing Topics; Advanced Cost Accounting; Advanced Federal Taxation; Forensic Accounting
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Business Administration - Accounting
- Master of Science in Accounting
- Master of Science in Accounting - Applied Business Analytics
- Master of Science in Accounting - CPA
- Master of Science in Accounting - Government Accounting
- Master of Science in Accounting - Health Information Management
- Annual Tuition: $6,810
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,611
- Example Classes: Advanced Controllership; Advanced Income Tax Procedure; Audit Theory and Practice; Auditing Accounting Information Systems; Government and Business Relationships; Professional Development and Ethics in Accounting
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Accountancy
- Annual Tuition: $6,987
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,476
- Example Classes: Accounting in Governmental & Non-Profit Organizations; Accounting Systems; Contemporary Topics in Auditing; Foundations of Calculus & Statistics for Business; Income Tax Accounting; Tax Planning and Practice
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Professional Accountancy
- Master of Professional Accountancy - Accounting Analytics
- Annual Tuition: $7,097
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 925
- Example Classes: Accounting for Decision-Making and Control; Estate and Gift Taxes; Property Transactions; Spreadsheet Modeling Craft; Taxes for Pass Through Entities
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accountancy
- Master of Accountancy - Business Analytics
- Master of Accountancy - Managerial Accounting
- Master of Accountancy - Public Accounting
- Master of Accountancy - Taxation
- Annual Tuition: $7,125
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,335
- Example Classes: Decision Theory; Enterprise Systems Analysis and Design; Managerial Economics; Research in Accounting; Valuation Tools for Professional Accounting
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accountancy
- Master of Business Administration - Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $7,320
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,744
- Example Classes: Advanced Managerial Accounting; Federal Taxation, Policy and Research; Financial Accounting Theory and Policy and Research; Fraud Prevention and Forensic Accounting; International Accounting and Taxation; Issues in Auditing and Assurance Services
Online Master's Degrees
- MBA in Accounting
- MS in Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $7,425
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,939
- Example Classes: Accounting Cycle Analyses; Ethics in Accounting; Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting; Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting; Professional Accounting Research
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accountancy
- MBA in Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $7,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,422
- Example Classes: Advanced Auditing and Assurance Services; Advanced Cost Accounting; Advanced Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting; Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
Online Master's Degrees
- Master - Professional Accounting
- Master - Professional Accounting: Auditing & Assurance
- Master - Professional Accounting: Data Analytics
- Master - Professional Accounting: Fraud Investigations & Forensic Accounting
- Master - Professional Accounting: Professional Accounting
- Master - Professional Accounting: Taxation
- Annual Tuition: $7,600
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 32,516
- Example Classes: Advanced Auditing; Advanced Managerial Accounting; Advanced Tax Concepts; Fraud and Forensic Accounting; Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
Online Master's Degrees
- M.S. Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $7,890
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,138
- Example Classes: Advanced Auditing; Business Analytics for Big Data; Controllership; Decision Support Systems; Emerging Issues in Accounting; Forecasting and Predictive Modeling
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accountancy in Accounting
- Master of Business Administration : Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $7,905
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,278
- Example Classes: Current Legal Issues; Fraudulent Financial Reporting; Seminar in Accounting Information Systems; Seminar in Auditing; Tax Research
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accounting (WebMAcc)
- Annual Tuition: $8,250
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,541
- Example Classes: Accounting of Governmental/NFPE; Analysis Using Information Systems; Fraud/Forensic Accounting; Legal and Ethical Environment of Business; Multi-Jurisdictional Tax; Tax of Partnerships/Corporations
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $8,325
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 320
- Example Classes: Advanced Auditing And Assurance Services; Federal Tax Research And Analysis; Forensic And Investigative Accounting; Governmental And Not-for-profit; Seminar In Integrated Accounting Topics And Analysis
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accountancy
- Annual Tuition: $8,355
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 927
- Example Classes: Federal Tax Reserarch; Legal Environment & Ethical Conduct in Business; Public Accounting; Theory of Accounts
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Business Administration - Accounting
- Master of Science in Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $8,760
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,562
- Example Classes: Accounting Legal Issues and Ethics; Estate, Gifts, and Trust Planning; Federal Income Tax; Forensic Accounting and the Legal Environment; Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting; Managerial Accounting
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accountancy
- Master of Accountancy in Forensic Accounting
- Master of Accountancy in General Accounting
- Master of Accountancy in Tax Accounting
- Master of Business Administration in Forensic Accounting
- Master of Business Administration in General Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $9,735
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 31
- Example Classes: Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting; Advanced Income Taxation; Professional Responsibilities and Business Law; Value Systems and Professional Ethics
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accountancy
- Master of Business Administration - Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $10,026
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 7,359
- Example Classes: Accounting Information Systems; Cost and Managerial Accounting; Fraud Examination; Governmental Accounting and Budgeting; Tax Research and Procedure; Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
- Annual Tuition: $10,062
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,298
- Example Classes: Accounting Information Systems and Control; Corporate Taxation; Financial Accounting Theory and Issues; Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
Online Master's Degrees
- M.S. Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $10,530
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,167
- Example Classes: Accounting Information Systems:; Advanced Cost Accounting; Financial Accounting; International Accounting; Operations & Logistics in the Value Chain; Taxation of Business Entities
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Business Administration - Accounting
- Master of Business Administration - Tax
- Master of Science in Accounting - Finance
- Master of Science in Accounting - MS
- Master of Science in Accounting - Tax
- Master of Science in Strategic Finance - Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $10,695
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,088
- Example Classes: Advanced Auditing and Assurance Services; Cross-Cultural Business Challenges; Financial Statement and Business Analysis; Fraud Prevention & Internal Control; International Organizational Behavior; Management of People
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Organizational Leadership-Managerial Accounting
- Master of Science in Organizational Leadership-Public Accounting
- Masters in Accounting
- Master of Business Administration in Managerial Accounting
- Master of Business Administration in Public Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $10,800
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,146
- Example Classes: Contemporary Issues in Auditing; Fraud Examination; Fund Accounting for Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting; Law and the Accountant; Managerial Economics; Using Financial Accounting Information
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Accounting
- M.B.A. - Accounting
- Annual Tuition: $10,890
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 7,718
- Example Classes: Advanced Flow Through Entities; Corporations and Shareholders; Estate and Gift Taxation; International Taxation: Outbound Transactions; Partners and Partnerships; Retirement Plans
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Taxation
- Master of Science in Taxation - Taxation of Entities
- Master of Science in Taxation - Taxation of Individuals
- Annual Tuition: $11,286
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 21,375
- Example Classes: Auditing; Cost Accounting; Economics in Business; Federal Income Tax of Corporations and Partnerships; Federal Taxation of Individuals; Financial Reporting
Online Master's Degrees
- MS in Accounting
- MS in Accounting - Auditing
- MS in Accounting - Management Accounting
- MS in Accounting (Accelerated BS-to-MS pathway)
- MS in Accounting and Finance
- MBA in Accounting