College Rankings

Best Accounting Schools

The top 25 of 658 U.S. colleges offering an undergraduate Accounting degree, ranked by early-career earnings and return on investment — using each school's real, aid-adjusted net price rather than sticker tuition.

Is Accounting worth it?

It is one of the most reliable investments in higher education, provided you do not overpay for the credential. The accounting industry operates on a highly standardized pipeline—the "Big Four" and mid-tier firms care far more about your CPA eligibility and technical chops than they do about institutional prestige. Because the curriculum is heavily regulated and identical across accredited schools, the value is overwhelmingly found at high-volume, low-cost public universities and their commuter campuses. While elite private schools still offer fantastic placement, you can secure the exact same entry-level audit or tax role for a fraction of the cost by attending a state flagship or a regional campus located near a major financial hub.

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#	School	State	Score	Median earnings	Net price / yr	10-yr net ROI
1	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	86	$74,731	$14,355†	+$690K
2	University of Delaware	DE	86	$71,491	$17,799†	+$644K
3	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	86	$70,945	$10,875†	+$666K
4	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	86	$70,945	$13,807†	+$654K
5	California State University-Northridge	CA	86	$68,904	$7,021†	+$661K
6	Brigham Young University	UT	86	$68,393	$15,564	+$622K
7	Georgetown University	DC	85	$89,564	$40,815	+$732K
8	Washington and Lee University	VA	85	$81,625	$23,781	+$721K
9	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	85	$70,945	$16,403†	+$644K
10	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	85	$69,821	$15,678†	+$635K
11	University of Florida	FL	85	$65,144	$6,541†	+$625K
12	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	84	$70,945	$16,798†	+$642K
13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	84	$68,909	$17,354†	+$620K
14	University of Georgia	GA	84	$64,058	$13,936†	+$585K
15	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	84	$62,731	$10,163†	+$587K
16	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	84	$61,856	$3,925†	+$603K
17	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	84	$61,856	$5,755†	+$596K
18	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	84	$61,856	$5,993†	+$595K
19	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	84	$61,856	$5,650†	+$596K
20	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	84	$61,856	$5,746†	+$596K
21	University of Notre Dame	IN	83	$76,878	$26,780	+$662K
22	Binghamton University	NY	83	$74,151	$21,620†	+$655K
23	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	83	$68,082	$19,857†	+$601K
24	George Mason University	VA	83	$67,291	$17,915†	+$601K
25	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	83	$67,186	$21,315†	+$587K
26	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	83	$66,591	$16,778†	+$599K
27	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	83	$65,680	$10,974†	+$613K
28	California State University-San Marcos	CA	83	$63,366	$10,229†	+$593K
29	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	83	$63,021	$14,600†	+$572K
30	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	83	$62,930	$15,300†	+$568K
31	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	83	$62,731	$14,091†	+$571K
32	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	83	$62,731	$12,319†	+$578K
33	Oakland University	MI	83	$59,833	$9,120†	+$562K
34	San Diego State University	CA	83	$57,157	$15,364†	+$510K
35	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	83	$56,800	$8,221	+$535K
36	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	83	$54,281	$3,033†	+$531K
37	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	82	$68,141	$18,745†	+$606K
38	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	82	$68,141	$19,703†	+$603K
39	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	82	$67,574	$22,383†	+$586K
40	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	82	$66,615	$18,173†	+$593K
41	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	82	$65,057	$20,268†	+$569K
42	Northern Illinois University	IL	82	$63,743	$13,391†	+$584K
43	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	82	$62,399	$17,339†	+$555K
44	Weber State University	UT	82	$62,257	$10,258†	+$582K
45	University of Arizona	AZ	82	$60,659	$16,674†	+$540K
46	San Francisco State University	CA	82	$60,607	$12,278†	+$557K
47	Dominican University	IL	82	$57,187	$11,745	+$525K
48	University of Wisconsin-Superior	WI	82	$56,426	$12,220†	+$515K
49	Florida State University	FL	82	$55,626	$11,297†	+$511K
50	Michigan State University	MI	81	$65,965	$19,680†	+$581K
51	University of Alaska Anchorage	AK	81	$65,560	$15,301†	+$594K
52	SUNY Oneonta	NY	81	$63,674	$19,158†	+$560K
53	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	81	$63,425	$18,071†	+$562K
54	University of North Texas	TX	81	$61,509	$15,649†	+$552K
55	California State University-Chico	CA	81	$60,606	$14,480†	+$548K
56	University of Mississippi	MS	81	$59,123	$13,314†	+$538K
57	University of North Florida	FL	81	$58,514	$10,154†	+$545K
58	Portland State University	OR	81	$58,069	$9,552†	+$542K
59	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	PA	81	$57,966	$15,350†	+$518K
60	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	81	$57,833	$9,492†	+$540K
61	Montclair State University	NJ	81	$56,917	$15,566†	+$507K
62	Utah Valley University	UT	81	$55,785	$6,376†	+$532K
63	University at Albany	NY	81	$55,124	$17,167†	+$483K
64	Florida International University	FL	81	$54,963	$9,288†	+$512K
65	Lehigh University	PA	80	$77,026	$36,931	+$623K
66	The College of New Jersey	NJ	80	$74,403	$27,646†	+$633K
67	University of Southern California	CA	80	$73,903	$32,740	+$608K
68	James Madison University	VA	80	$71,563	$23,322†	+$622K
69	Menlo College	CA	80	$71,067	$31,100	+$586K
70	University of Connecticut	CT	80	$70,945	$25,097†	+$609K
71	Molloy University	NY	80	$70,344	$24,347	+$606K
72	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	80	$70,303	$24,953†	+$603K
73	University of San Diego	CA	80	$69,240	$30,365	+$571K
74	Towson University	MD	80	$64,012	$17,413†	+$570K
75	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	80	$63,425	$19,550†	+$556K
76	Texas Tech University	TX	80	$63,059	$19,070†	+$554K
77	Salisbury University	MD	80	$62,889	$17,743†	+$558K
78	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	WI	80	$62,450	$16,210†	+$560K
79	SUNY College at Geneseo	NY	80	$61,687	$18,211†	+$544K
80	University of Northern Iowa	IA	80	$61,088	$15,901†	+$547K
81	University of Utah	UT	80	$60,992	$16,200†	+$545K
82	Truman State University	MO	80	$59,919	$12,780†	+$548K
83	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	80	$59,218	$15,927†	+$528K
84	University of La Verne	CA	80	$58,985	$20,161	+$509K
85	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	80	$58,332	$14,967†	+$523K
86	Utah State University	UT	80	$57,481	$14,936†	+$515K
87	Florida Atlantic University	FL	80	$56,600	$8,752†	+$531K
88	Southern Utah University	UT	80	$55,425	$10,462†	+$512K
89	University of Central Florida	FL	80	$55,203	$10,411†	+$510K
90	CUNY Hunter College	NY	80	$54,617	$2,984†	+$534K
91	California State University-Long Beach	CA	80	$54,315	$10,440†	+$501K
92	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	WV	80	$51,824	$9,337†	+$481K
93	Bucknell University	PA	79	$75,776	$40,766	+$595K
94	Boston College	MA	79	$75,512	$41,704	+$588K
95	Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	79	$70,831	$28,199	+$596K
96	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	79	$69,807	$29,689	+$579K
97	Loyola University Maryland	MD	79	$69,305	$30,574	+$571K
98	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	79	$68,141	$24,406†	+$584K
99	Saint Mary's College of California	CA	79	$66,628	$30,378	+$545K
100	University of Iowa	IA	79	$65,373	$22,531†	+$564K
101	Illinois State University	IL	79	$62,940	$19,398†	+$552K
102	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	79	$61,926	$14,158†	+$563K
103	Wichita State University	KS	79	$59,448	$13,194†	+$542K
104	Coe College	IA	79	$59,252	$18,745	+$518K
105	Saint Cloud State University	MN	79	$58,497	$13,529†	+$531K
106	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	79	$57,966	$17,945†	+$508K
107	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	79	$57,966	$18,202†	+$507K
108	Washington State University	WA	79	$57,618	$14,971†	+$516K
109	University of Arkansas	AR	79	$57,535	$18,209†	+$503K
110	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	WI	79	$56,825	$14,054†	+$512K
111	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	79	$56,606	$17,303†	+$497K
112	University of South Florida	FL	79	$54,371	$9,812†	+$504K
113	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	79	$54,357	$13,310†	+$490K
114	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	79	$53,129	$15,404	+$470K
115	Northern Kentucky University	KY	79	$52,425	$8,191†	+$491K
116	University of Richmond	VA	78	$71,508	$31,309	+$590K
117	University of Scranton	PA	78	$70,453	$32,568	+$574K
118	The Catholic University of America	DC	78	$69,915	$29,561	+$581K
119	Seton Hall University	NJ	78	$69,411	$31,446	+$568K
120	University of Redlands	CA	78	$67,359	$30,031	+$553K
121	McDaniel College	MD	78	$65,941	$21,916	+$572K
122	Bradley University	IL	78	$65,842	$22,719	+$568K
123	Gustavus Adolphus College	MN	78	$64,094	$22,900	+$549K
124	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	PA	78	$63,425	$22,213†	+$545K
125	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	78	$63,425	$23,330†	+$541K
126	Central Michigan University	MI	78	$62,430	$17,597†	+$554K
127	Colorado State University Global	CO	78	$61,648	$16,510†	+$550K
128	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	78	$61,379	$16,550†	+$548K
129	Carroll University	WI	78	$61,110	$15,193	+$550K
130	Luther College	IA	78	$60,068	$23,097	+$508K
131	University of Kentucky	KY	78	$59,474	$18,851†	+$519K
132	Bob Jones University	SC	78	$59,332	$16,641	+$527K
133	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	78	$59,104	$13,369†	+$538K
134	Western Governors University	UT	78	$58,784	$12,548	+$538K
135	Harding University	AR	78	$58,649	$22,130	+$498K
136	University of Oregon	OR	78	$58,449	$22,182†	+$496K
137	Western Connecticut State University	CT	78	$58,144	$17,604†	+$511K
138	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	78	$54,833	$11,704	+$502K
139	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	78	$54,661	$13,951†	+$491K
140	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	78	$54,128	$10,542†	+$499K
141	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	78	$54,119	$15,014†	+$481K
142	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	78	$53,416	$10,775†	+$491K
143	Wayne State University	MI	78	$52,668	$12,766†	+$476K
144	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	78	$52,176	$10,836†	+$478K
145	SUNY Old Westbury	NY	78	$52,090	$11,282†	+$476K
146	West Virginia University	WV	78	$51,824	$15,634†	+$456K
147	Northern Arizona University	AZ	78	$51,506	$14,158†	+$458K
148	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	78	$50,736	$10,846†	+$464K
149	University of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	78	$50,581	$10,892†	+$462K
150	Purdue University Northwest	IN	78	$49,993	$6,079†	+$476K
151	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	78	$49,751	$10,359†	+$456K
152	Saint Xavier University	IL	78	$49,533	$10,970	+$451K
153	Santa Clara University	CA	77	$78,417	$50,062	+$584K
154	Villanova University	PA	77	$77,966	$43,756	+$605K
155	Seattle University	WA	77	$70,570	$34,662	+$567K
156	Pace University	NY	77	$69,166	$30,892	+$568K
157	Muhlenberg College	PA	77	$68,852	$28,905	+$573K
158	Miami University-Oxford	OH	77	$67,743	$28,384†	+$564K
159	Stonehill College	MA	77	$67,512	$33,016	+$543K
160	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	77	$63,425	$24,558†	+$536K
161	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	77	$63,425	$24,356†	+$537K
162	Kansas State University	KS	77	$60,155	$19,406†	+$524K
163	Kennesaw State University	GA	77	$57,814	$15,048†	+$518K
164	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	77	$56,910	$19,151†	+$492K
165	University of Minnesota-Crookston	MN	77	$56,627	$12,212†	+$517K
166	Oglethorpe University	GA	77	$56,121	$19,509	+$483K
167	Ball State University	IN	77	$56,101	$14,940†	+$501K
168	Appalachian State University	NC	77	$55,671	$16,836†	+$489K
169	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	77	$55,615	$15,071†	+$496K
170	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	77	$54,694	$13,297†	+$494K
171	Bridgewater State University	MA	77	$54,221	$16,383†	+$477K
172	Cleveland State University	OH	77	$54,088	$14,764†	+$482K
173	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	77	$53,197	$18,976†	+$456K
174	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	77	$51,963	$13,359†	+$466K
175	Radford University	VA	77	$51,643	$14,578†	+$458K
176	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	77	$50,943	$17,447†	+$440K
177	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	77	$50,928	$15,435†	+$448K
178	Western Kentucky University	KY	77	$50,104	$10,990†	+$457K
179	University of North Georgia	GA	77	$49,588	$9,823†	+$457K
180	Eastern Illinois University	IL	77	$48,070	$12,786†	+$430K
181	Syracuse University	NY	76	$75,294	$38,793	+$598K
182	DePaul University	IL	76	$69,250	$30,902	+$569K
183	George Washington University	DC	76	$69,151	$36,586	+$545K
184	Creighton University	NE	76	$68,070	$31,568	+$554K
185	Marquette University	WI	76	$67,665	$31,487	+$551K
186	University of Denver	CO	76	$67,392	$36,131	+$529K
187	Drake University	IA	76	$65,922	$29,127	+$543K
188	Augustana College	IL	76	$62,149	$22,736	+$531K
189	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	76	$61,856	$21,637†	+$532K
190	Albright College	PA	76	$61,245	$20,024	+$532K
191	Saint Johns University	MN	76	$61,135	$25,672	+$509K
192	Abilene Christian University	TX	76	$60,619	$26,182	+$501K
193	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	76	$60,573	$19,139†	+$529K
194	Capital University	OH	76	$60,405	$22,576	+$514K
195	Elmhurst University	IL	76	$59,734	$24,185	+$501K
196	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	76	$59,283	$22,811†	+$502K
197	North Central College	IL	76	$58,717	$21,044	+$503K
198	University of Rhode Island	RI	76	$57,529	$21,440†	+$490K
199	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	76	$56,889	$18,309†	+$496K
200	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	76	$56,684	$18,267†	+$494K
201	University of Central Missouri	MO	76	$56,565	$14,462†	+$508K
202	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	76	$56,146	$18,743†	+$486K
203	Georgia State University	GA	76	$55,761	$15,931†	+$494K
204	La Salle University	PA	76	$54,772	$19,409	+$470K
205	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	76	$54,213	$10,051†	+$502K
206	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	76	$54,030	$15,327†	+$479K
207	University of West Georgia	GA	76	$53,940	$12,786†	+$488K
208	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	76	$53,920	$13,946†	+$483K
209	University of Kansas	KS	76	$53,842	$18,059†	+$466K
210	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	76	$53,694	$18,048†	+$465K
211	Lee University	TN	76	$53,577	$18,878	+$460K
212	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus	NM	76	$52,579	$4,904†	+$506K
213	Old Dominion University	VA	76	$52,226	$14,638†	+$464K
214	Dalton State College	GA	76	$51,841	$5,012†	+$498K
215	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	76	$51,301	$12,568†	+$463K
216	CUNY York College	NY	76	$49,751	$4,456†	+$480K
217	Texas Woman's University	TX	76	$49,187	$11,963†	+$444K
218	Rhode Island College	RI	76	$48,921	$9,478†	+$451K
219	California State University-Fresno	CA	76	$46,555	$7,000†	+$438K
220	CUNY Queens College	NY	76	$45,158	$4,195†	+$435K
221	Fordham University	NY	75	$76,473	$44,338	+$587K
222	Bentley University	MA	75	$72,823	$37,930	+$577K
223	Texas Christian University	TX	75	$72,031	$36,660	+$574K
224	Gonzaga University	WA	75	$69,440	$35,119	+$554K
225	Hofstra University	NY	75	$68,256	$34,176	+$546K
226	Stevenson University	MD	75	$67,261	$26,505	+$567K
227	University of St Thomas	MN	75	$65,573	$29,155	+$539K
228	Mount St. Mary's University	MD	75	$64,849	$22,655	+$558K
229	John Carroll University	OH	75	$62,145	$28,746	+$506K
230	University of North Dakota	ND	75	$61,280	$18,551†	+$539K
231	Loras College	IA	75	$61,147	$20,716	+$529K
232	Simpson College	IA	75	$60,717	$21,936	+$519K
233	Western Washington University	WA	75	$60,048	$21,193†	+$516K
234	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	75	$58,845	$17,248†	+$519K
235	Iowa State University	IA	75	$58,479	$18,589†	+$510K
236	Bemidji State University	MN	75	$58,446	$15,261†	+$523K
237	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	75	$57,695	$15,543†	+$515K
238	Eastern Michigan University	MI	75	$57,500	$15,407†	+$513K
239	Manchester University	IN	75	$57,456	$18,805	+$499K
240	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	75	$56,688	$16,032†	+$503K
241	Morgan State University	MD	75	$56,040	$14,985†	+$500K
242	Central Washington University	WA	75	$55,215	$18,476†	+$478K
243	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	75	$54,785	$17,747†	+$477K
244	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	75	$53,737	$15,882†	+$474K
245	Oregon State University	OR	75	$53,694	$19,604†	+$459K
246	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	75	$53,129	$22,829	+$440K
247	Canisius University	NY	75	$53,065	$17,940	+$459K
248	University of Toledo	OH	75	$52,700	$17,249†	+$458K
249	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	75	$52,651	$15,415†	+$465K
250	Texas State University	TX	75	$52,610	$16,805†	+$459K
251	University of Memphis	TN	75	$51,425	$12,397†	+$465K
252	Grand Valley State University	MI	75	$51,186	$16,317†	+$447K
253	Indiana State University	IN	75	$50,935	$10,873†	+$466K
254	Aurora University	IL	75	$50,086	$18,838	+$426K
255	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	75	$49,046	$14,889†	+$431K
256	Ohio Wesleyan University	OH	75	$48,958	$20,897	+$406K
257	University of Houston	TX	75	$48,942	$14,276†	+$432K
258	The University of Tennessee-Martin	TN	75	$48,101	$10,701†	+$438K
259	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	WI	75	$47,648	$11,772†	+$429K
260	Texas A&M University-Victoria	TX	75	$46,370	$8,109†	+$431K
261	Quinnipiac University	CT	74	$75,566	$40,675	+$593K
262	University of San Francisco	CA	74	$72,588	$41,431	+$560K
263	Fairfield University	CT	74	$71,747	$48,095	+$525K
264	Loyola Marymount University	CA	74	$70,960	$48,381	+$516K
265	Chapman University	CA	74	$70,362	$46,555	+$517K
266	Loyola University Chicago	IL	74	$69,965	$36,079	+$555K
267	Elon University	NC	74	$69,764	$41,555	+$531K
268	Rider University	NJ	74	$65,849	$24,792	+$559K
269	University of Dayton	OH	74	$65,127	$29,533	+$533K
270	Widener University	PA	74	$65,071	$25,759	+$548K
271	College of Saint Benedict	MN	74	$64,410	$26,640	+$538K
272	Clarkson University	NY	74	$60,594	$30,305	+$485K
273	Auburn University	AL	74	$60,381	$24,323†	+$507K
274	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	74	$58,863	$22,063†	+$500K
275	Regis University	CO	74	$58,811	$18,397	+$515K
276	Goldey-Beacom College	DE	74	$57,534	$15,554	+$513K
277	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	NJ	74	$56,917	$28,014†	+$457K
278	Clemson University	SC	74	$56,419	$22,253†	+$475K
279	Roosevelt University	IL	74	$55,350	$20,194	+$473K
280	Washburn University	KS	74	$55,197	$15,280†	+$491K
281	University of North Carolina Asheville	NC	74	$53,705	$12,250†	+$488K
282	Tennessee State University	TN	74	$53,620	$15,796†	+$473K
283	Elmira College	NY	74	$53,483	$22,386	+$445K
284	Youngstown State University	OH	74	$53,227	$12,767†	+$481K
285	Sam Houston State University	TX	74	$52,772	$16,404†	+$462K
286	Central Connecticut State University	CT	74	$52,758	$16,857†	+$460K
287	Georgia Southwestern State University	GA	74	$51,890	$12,019†	+$471K
288	Wofford College	SC	74	$51,552	$18,732	+$441K
289	University of Southern Maine	ME	74	$51,379	$13,596†	+$459K
290	Western Illinois University	IL	74	$49,900	$12,937†	+$447K
291	University of Southern Indiana	IN	74	$49,170	$12,923†	+$440K
292	University of Wyoming	WY	74	$49,052	$13,599†	+$436K
293	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	74	$45,553	$7,007†	+$428K
294	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	74	$42,862	$3,103†	+$416K
295	Yeshiva University	NY	73	$69,252	$49,965	+$493K
296	Roger Williams University	RI	73	$66,780	$37,999	+$516K
297	Susquehanna University	PA	73	$65,209	$28,819	+$537K
298	Augsburg University	MN	73	$64,695	$23,873	+$551K
299	Carthage College	WI	73	$61,887	$26,565	+$513K
300	Maryville University of Saint Louis	MO	73	$61,237	$22,066	+$524K
301	Hope College	MI	73	$61,120	$27,182	+$502K
302	Whitworth University	WA	73	$61,021	$26,534	+$504K
303	Concordia College at Moorhead	MN	73	$60,584	$24,902	+$506K
304	Messiah University	PA	73	$59,833	$26,502	+$492K
305	Touro University	NY	73	$59,820	$29,627	+$480K
306	Washington & Jefferson College	PA	73	$59,401	$25,002	+$494K
307	Central College	IA	73	$58,850	$23,377	+$495K
308	California Baptist University	CA	73	$57,485	$26,285	+$470K
309	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	73	$57,029	$16,898	+$503K
310	Winona State University	MN	73	$55,898	$17,503†	+$489K
311	Texas A&M University-Central Texas	TX	73	$54,813	$1,300†	+$543K
312	Metropolitan State University	MN	73	$54,137	$16,863†	+$474K
313	The University of Alabama	AL	73	$53,452	$22,420†	+$445K
314	Eastern Washington University	WA	73	$52,665	$13,886†	+$471K
315	Colorado Mesa University	CO	73	$52,198	$15,103†	+$462K
316	University of Louisville	KY	73	$51,923	$17,988†	+$447K
317	Purdue University Global	IN	73	$51,355	$7,770†	+$482K
318	University of Central Arkansas	AR	73	$50,695	$16,511†	+$441K
319	Northeastern State University	OK	73	$49,823	$12,710†	+$447K
320	College of Charleston	SC	73	$49,702	$18,960†	+$421K
321	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	73	$49,029	$15,563†	+$428K
322	Frostburg State University	MD	73	$49,013	$16,715†	+$423K
323	University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	73	$47,974	$13,466†	+$426K
324	Governors State University	IL	73	$47,836	$12,329†	+$429K
325	University at Buffalo	NY	73	$47,474	$20,995†	+$391K
326	Western Michigan University	MI	73	$47,464	$15,273†	+$414K
327	Holy Family University	PA	73	$47,059	$13,143	+$418K
328	Ferris State University	MI	73	$46,359	$8,624†	+$429K
329	CUNY Lehman College	NY	73	$43,728	$3,148†	+$425K
330	California Lutheran University	CA	72	$72,696	$30,109	+$607K
331	Drexel University	PA	72	$70,069	$38,509	+$547K
332	Southern Methodist University	TX	72	$68,643	$40,892	+$523K
333	Endicott College	MA	72	$68,483	$40,654	+$522K
334	Baylor University	TX	72	$68,187	$41,104	+$517K
335	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	72	$63,425	$32,875†	+$503K
336	Temple University	PA	72	$63,202	$28,198†	+$519K
337	University of the District of Columbia	DC	72	$61,610	$10,648†	+$574K
338	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	TX	72	$59,814	$26,106	+$494K
339	Suffolk University	MA	72	$59,704	$29,618	+$479K
340	Saint Edward's University	TX	72	$59,382	$25,578	+$492K
341	Transylvania University	KY	72	$58,803	$21,913	+$500K
342	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	72	$57,966	$30,434†	+$458K
343	Walsh University	OH	72	$57,043	$20,493	+$488K
344	Saint Ambrose University	IA	72	$56,691	$24,691	+$468K
345	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	72	$56,583	$18,556	+$492K
346	Grace College and Theological Seminary	IN	72	$55,997	$19,932	+$480K
347	Northern Michigan University	MI	72	$55,879	$14,085†	+$502K
348	Plymouth State University	NH	72	$54,209	$19,216†	+$465K
349	Kent State University at Kent	OH	72	$53,988	$20,787†	+$457K
350	Bellevue University	NE	72	$53,819	$17,550	+$468K
351	Wilkes University	PA	72	$53,818	$27,743	+$427K
352	Mount Mercy University	IA	72	$52,486	$20,168	+$444K
353	Rowan University	NJ	72	$52,363	$22,408†	+$434K
354	SUNY Brockport	NY	72	$51,525	$16,353†	+$450K
355	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	72	$50,475	$14,109†	+$448K
356	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	72	$50,439	$16,236†	+$439K
357	Calvin University	MI	72	$48,637	$22,992	+$394K
358	Fairmont State University	WV	72	$47,630	$9,032†	+$440K
359	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	72	$47,207	$10,965†	+$428K
360	Kean University	NJ	72	$46,386	$12,447†	+$414K
361	Midwestern State University	TX	72	$45,355	$11,656†	+$407K
362	Idaho State University	ID	72	$44,855	$12,193†	+$400K
363	University of Illinois Springfield	IL	72	$43,081	$9,833†	+$391K
364	College of Staten Island CUNY	NY	72	$41,416	$5,579†	+$392K
365	Marist University	NY	71	$71,436	$41,544	+$548K
366	Providence College	RI	71	$69,044	$48,523	+$496K
367	Case Western Reserve University	OH	71	$67,830	$41,190	+$514K
368	Bryant University	RI	71	$64,665	$41,219	+$482K
369	Elizabethtown College	PA	71	$61,602	$26,598	+$510K
370	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	71	$61,360	$18,462	+$540K
371	Saint Norbert College	WI	71	$59,630	$26,172	+$492K
372	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	71	$59,401	$27,603	+$484K
373	Benedictine College	KS	71	$58,320	$27,891	+$472K
374	Arkansas State University	AR	71	$58,152	$12,366†	+$532K
375	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	71	$58,049	$23,726†	+$486K
376	Robert Morris University	PA	71	$57,685	$23,003	+$485K
377	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	71	$56,876	$23,433†	+$475K
378	Grand View University	IA	71	$56,692	$21,774	+$480K
379	Fort Hays State University	KS	71	$56,503	$12,569†	+$515K
380	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	71	$55,838	$24,022†	+$462K
381	University of Dubuque	IA	71	$51,359	$23,386	+$420K
382	Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	71	$50,867	$17,997†	+$437K
383	Park University	MO	71	$50,801	$21,032	+$424K
384	Georgia College & State University	GA	71	$50,583	$20,686†	+$423K
385	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	71	$49,789	$19,035	+$422K
386	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	71	$49,634	$17,613†	+$426K
387	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	71	$49,454	$16,804†	+$427K
388	Stephen F Austin State University	TX	71	$49,406	$14,260†	+$437K
389	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	71	$49,359	$15,664†	+$431K
390	East Carolina University	NC	71	$48,351	$15,739†	+$421K
391	State University of New York at New Paltz	NY	71	$47,884	$18,809†	+$404K
392	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	71	$47,640	$15,699†	+$414K
393	University of North Alabama	AL	71	$47,022	$12,170†	+$422K
394	University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL	71	$45,751	$18,796†	+$382K
395	Louisiana Tech University	LA	71	$44,846	$11,864†	+$401K
396	Saint Peter's University	NJ	71	$40,562	$12,199	+$357K
397	Manhattan University	NY	70	$68,992	$27,256	+$581K
398	Albion College	MI	70	$62,266	$14,301	+$565K
399	Xavier University	OH	70	$60,200	$32,997	+$470K
400	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	70	$57,706	$25,648†	+$474K
401	Georgian Court University	NJ	70	$53,852	$19,285	+$461K
402	Westminster College	PA	70	$52,721	$19,859	+$448K
403	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	70	$51,488	$14,559†	+$457K
404	Davenport University	MI	70	$49,970	$17,707	+$429K
405	Muskingum University	OH	70	$48,949	$19,532	+$411K
406	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	70	$48,585	$20,927†	+$402K
407	North Carolina Central University	NC	70	$48,489	$15,359†	+$423K
408	Missouri Western State University	MO	70	$47,202	$13,251†	+$419K
409	Prairie View A & M University	TX	70	$46,222	$13,570†	+$408K
410	Johnson & Wales University-Online	RI	70	$45,450	$20,252	+$373K
411	University of West Florida	FL	70	$44,370	$9,364†	+$406K
412	Georgia Southern University	GA	70	$44,094	$15,267†	+$380K
413	Indian River State College	FL	70	$43,624	$3,815†	+$421K
414	Assumption University	MA	69	$67,012	$29,498	+$552K
415	King's College	PA	69	$61,680	$23,093	+$524K
416	Wartburg College	IA	69	$61,529	$32,908	+$484K
417	National University	CA	69	$61,037	$22,878	+$519K
418	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	69	$60,885	$14,305†	+$552K
419	Husson University	ME	69	$57,574	$21,005	+$492K
420	Nichols College	MA	69	$53,761	$33,036	+$405K
421	Boise State University	ID	69	$53,118	$21,610†	+$445K
422	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	69	$51,640	$18,749†	+$441K
423	Saint Vincent College	PA	69	$49,614	$23,510	+$402K
424	Herzing University-Minneapolis	MN	69	$49,538	$16,670	+$429K
425	Lewis University	IL	69	$47,616	$17,028	+$408K
426	Southeastern Louisiana University	LA	69	$47,395	$13,154†	+$421K
427	The University of Montana	MT	69	$47,164	$16,784†	+$405K
428	Wilmington University	DE	69	$47,047	$15,644	+$408K
429	Augusta University	GA	69	$46,894	$13,787†	+$414K
430	SUNY at Fredonia	NY	69	$46,658	$15,897†	+$403K
431	Iona University	NY	69	$46,266	$29,188	+$346K
432	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses	IN	69	$45,913	$15,788	+$396K
433	Utah Tech University	UT	69	$44,557	$16,039†	+$381K
434	Coastal Carolina University	SC	69	$43,812	$13,966†	+$382K
435	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	69	$40,688	$4,564†	+$389K
436	Aquinas College	MI	68	$63,311	$16,626	+$567K
437	Sacred Heart University	CT	68	$60,375	$46,174	+$419K
438	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	68	$57,029	$22,866	+$479K
439	Anderson University	SC	68	$55,127	$23,544	+$457K
440	Wilmington College	OH	68	$54,451	$24,153	+$448K
441	Benedictine University	IL	68	$54,328	$22,313	+$454K
442	Grand Canyon University	AZ	68	$53,977	$22,472	+$450K
443	St Bonaventure University	NY	68	$53,128	$27,074	+$423K
444	The University of Tampa	FL	68	$52,690	$36,211	+$382K
445	Doane University	NE	68	$52,160	$26,364	+$416K
446	University of Hartford	CT	68	$51,981	$30,282	+$399K
447	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	68	$51,243	$17,156†	+$444K
448	University of Arkansas Grantham	AR	68	$48,931	$8,370†	+$456K
449	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	68	$48,418	$18,256†	+$411K
450	St. John's University-New York	NY	68	$46,495	$29,999	+$345K
451	Baker College	MI	68	$46,471	$13,157	+$412K
452	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	68	$46,458	$13,530†	+$410K
453	The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	68	$45,079	$13,323†	+$397K
454	Marshall University	WV	68	$43,355	$7,502†	+$404K
455	Valdosta State University	GA	68	$41,974	$10,945†	+$376K
456	East Texas A&M University	TX	68	$40,517	$11,841†	+$358K
457	Linfield University	OR	67	$58,914	$26,536	+$483K
458	DeSales University	PA	67	$58,809	$31,643	+$462K
459	Le Moyne College	NY	67	$58,222	$22,277	+$493K
460	University of South Dakota	SD	67	$57,234	$19,858†	+$493K
461	Warner Pacific University	OR	67	$54,626	$25,629	+$444K
462	Northern State University	SD	67	$51,239	$15,812†	+$449K
463	Dickinson State University	ND	67	$51,006	$14,092†	+$454K
464	Herzing University-Birmingham	AL	67	$49,538	$19,651	+$417K
465	Herzing University-Akron	OH	67	$49,538	$18,934	+$420K
466	Herzing University-Orlando	FL	67	$49,538	$19,850	+$416K
467	Western Colorado University	CO	67	$47,204	$16,425†	+$406K
468	William Paterson University of New Jersey	NJ	67	$45,589	$18,745†	+$381K
469	Pittsburg State University	KS	67	$43,624	$15,784†	+$373K
470	Morehead State University	KY	67	$43,607	$9,793†	+$397K
471	Clayton State University	GA	67	$42,756	$8,365†	+$394K
472	Mississippi State University	MS	67	$41,717	$17,595†	+$347K
473	Emporia State University	KS	67	$40,967	$16,261†	+$345K
474	Nebraska Wesleyan University	NE	66	$60,923	$18,327	+$536K
475	Belmont Abbey College	NC	66	$55,224	$24,639	+$454K
476	Friends University	KS	66	$54,393	$27,715	+$433K
477	St. John Fisher University	NY	66	$54,178	$28,945	+$426K
478	Buena Vista University	IA	66	$53,280	$18,846	+$457K
479	Herzing University-Brookfield	WI	66	$49,538	$20,514	+$413K
480	University of Maine	ME	66	$48,256	$17,510†	+$413K
481	Columbus State University	GA	66	$47,646	$13,115†	+$424K
482	Thomas College	ME	66	$47,356	$18,885	+$398K
483	Lindenwood University	MO	66	$46,842	$19,638	+$390K
484	East Central University	OK	66	$46,419	$8,683†	+$429K
485	Fort Lewis College	CO	66	$45,693	$17,296†	+$388K
486	Mercy University	NY	66	$41,493	$14,072	+$359K
487	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	LA	66	$37,466	$7,022†	+$347K
488	Saint Mary's College	IN	65	$71,234	$25,292	+$611K
489	Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies	IN	65	$62,287	$20,473	+$541K
490	Duquesne University	PA	65	$60,666	$37,730	+$456K
491	Lakeland University	WI	65	$56,114	$24,212	+$464K
492	Upper Iowa University	IA	65	$54,152	$20,942	+$458K
493	Franklin University	OH	65	$51,929	$25,243	+$418K
494	Concordia University Ann Arbor	MI	65	$51,908	$32,811	+$388K
495	Millikin University	IL	65	$51,680	$21,989	+$429K
496	Herzing University-Atlanta	GA	65	$49,538	$21,679	+$409K
497	Herzing University-New Orleans	LA	65	$49,538	$21,269	+$410K
498	Siena University	NY	65	$49,463	$33,733	+$360K
499	Tarleton State University	TX	65	$48,530	$20,783†	+$402K
500	University of Maine at Augusta	ME	65	$48,330	$10,924†	+$440K
501	McNeese State University	LA	65	$46,774	$12,493†	+$418K
502	Winston-Salem State University	NC	65	$45,495	$13,479†	+$401K
503	Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte	NC	65	$45,450	$27,426	+$345K
504	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	OK	65	$44,992	$8,039†	+$418K
505	Geneva College	PA	65	$43,163	$25,890	+$328K
506	Eastern Connecticut State University	CT	65	$42,549	$21,067†	+$341K
507	New Jersey City University	NJ	65	$41,542	$16,053†	+$351K
508	University of New Orleans	LA	65	$41,540	$12,384†	+$366K
509	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	65	$38,057	$8,889†	+$345K
510	Mount Saint Mary's University	CA	64	$60,763	$21,413	+$522K
511	Valparaiso University	IN	64	$57,766	$18,578	+$503K
512	Spring Arbor University	MI	64	$57,710	$19,353	+$500K
513	The College of Saint Scholastica	MN	64	$55,688	$27,846	+$445K
514	Colorado Christian University	CO	64	$53,756	$29,500	+$420K
515	Alvernia University	PA	64	$53,428	$28,138	+$422K
516	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	64	$51,908	$36,201	+$374K
517	University of the Cumberlands	KY	64	$50,102	$14,107	+$445K
518	Illinois College	IL	64	$50,017	$18,298	+$427K
519	Saint Leo University	FL	64	$49,811	$21,293	+$413K
520	Herzing University-Madison	WI	64	$49,538	$22,327	+$406K
521	Herzing University-Kenosha	WI	64	$49,538	$23,066	+$403K
522	Long Island University	NY	64	$47,852	$33,062	+$346K
523	West Texas A & M University	TX	64	$46,034	$19,487†	+$382K
524	East Tennessee State University	TN	64	$44,834	$15,983†	+$384K
525	Francis Marion University	SC	64	$44,648	$11,386†	+$401K
526	Murray State University	KY	64	$42,322	$9,096†	+$387K
527	Tennessee Technological University	TN	64	$41,530	$14,246†	+$358K
528	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	64	$41,047	$12,090†	+$362K
529	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	64	$40,726	$11,040†	+$363K
530	Western Carolina University	NC	64	$40,607	$13,315†	+$353K
531	Jacksonville State University	AL	64	$40,541	$14,279†	+$348K
532	University of Idaho	ID	64	$40,001	$14,831†	+$341K
533	Angelo State University	TX	64	$37,373	$15,091†	+$313K
534	Saint Louis University	MO	63	$63,153	$24,398	+$534K
535	Indiana Institute of Technology	IN	63	$62,287	$23,206	+$530K
536	University of Evansville	IN	63	$55,891	$18,499	+$485K
537	McKendree University	IL	63	$55,313	$24,717	+$454K
538	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	63	$54,898	$36,708	+$402K
539	Campbell University	NC	63	$50,807	$24,516	+$410K
540	Chestnut Hill College	PA	63	$50,408	$27,970	+$392K
541	Siena Heights University	MI	63	$49,361	$17,124	+$425K
542	University of South Alabama	AL	63	$48,795	$17,648†	+$417K
543	Lake Superior State University	MI	63	$47,038	$12,822†	+$419K
544	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	63	$46,359	$19,608†	+$385K
545	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	63	$45,450	$31,027	+$330K
546	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	TX	63	$45,440	$11,196†	+$410K
547	Northwood University	MI	63	$45,217	$27,232	+$343K
548	Guilford College	NC	63	$44,566	$22,270	+$357K
549	Gardner-Webb University	NC	63	$44,261	$17,674	+$372K
550	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	63	$37,216	$4,831†	+$353K
551	College of the Holy Cross	MA	62	$73,234	$38,782	+$577K
552	Bethel University	MN	62	$65,587	$28,556	+$542K
553	Emmanuel College	MA	62	$63,595	$26,706	+$529K
554	Champlain College	VT	62	$61,306	$35,860	+$470K
555	Taylor University	IN	62	$61,164	$24,865	+$512K
556	Marian University	IN	62	$59,783	$24,018	+$502K
557	Texas Wesleyan University	TX	62	$59,399	$24,066	+$498K
558	University of Mount Union	OH	62	$59,142	$23,280	+$498K
559	Regent University	VA	62	$54,517	$19,923	+$465K
560	Framingham State University	MA	62	$49,830	$16,114†	+$434K
561	Trine University	IN	62	$45,913	$25,355	+$358K
562	Cameron University	OK	62	$44,520	$10,912†	+$402K
563	Troy University	AL	62	$44,005	$16,527†	+$374K
564	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	62	$41,610	$14,164†	+$359K
565	Fayetteville State University	NC	62	$40,056	$7,892†	+$369K
566	Biola University	CA	61	$65,246	$31,495	+$526K
567	University of Northwestern-St Paul	MN	61	$62,603	$27,705	+$515K
568	Cedarville University	OH	61	$57,656	$24,468	+$479K
569	University of Indianapolis	IN	61	$55,819	$21,602	+$472K
570	Ashland University	OH	61	$55,407	$21,988	+$466K
571	Thomas More University	KY	61	$55,385	$21,835	+$467K
572	Liberty University	VA	61	$51,541	$29,357	+$398K
573	Flagler College	FL	61	$49,896	$30,525	+$377K
574	La Roche University	PA	61	$40,085	$20,794	+$318K
575	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	61	$37,562	$9,403†	+$338K
576	Saint Michael's College	VT	60	$56,723	$25,239	+$466K
577	University of Northwestern Ohio	OH	60	$49,910	$21,807	+$412K
578	Saint Francis University	PA	60	$49,800	$23,526	+$404K
579	Columbia College	MO	60	$46,905	$22,715	+$378K
580	Arcadia University	PA	60	$46,846	$29,466	+$351K
581	Franklin Pierce University	NH	60	$45,356	$27,154	+$345K
582	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	TX	60	$44,784	$12,997†	+$396K
583	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	TX	60	$39,412	$15,225†	+$333K
584	Savannah State University	GA	60	$38,206	$8,172†	+$349K
585	Saint Anselm College	NH	59	$60,830	$34,779	+$469K
586	Morningside University	IA	59	$60,752	$31,320	+$482K
587	George Fox University	OR	59	$59,980	$31,679	+$473K
588	Wingate University	NC	59	$51,437	$20,748	+$431K
589	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	59	$48,895	$13,606†	+$435K
590	Virginia State University	VA	59	$46,688	$15,840†	+$404K
591	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	59	$42,762	$34,906	+$288K
592	Tiffin University	OH	58	$53,517	$26,500	+$429K
593	University of Sioux Falls	SD	58	$49,325	$21,383	+$408K
594	Alabama A & M University	AL	58	$47,156	$17,621†	+$401K
595	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	MO	58	$45,023	$14,601	+$392K
596	Lewis-Clark State College	ID	58	$43,798	$15,635†	+$375K
597	Texas A & M International University	TX	58	$35,528	$3,637†	+$341K
598	Ottawa University-Ottawa	KS	57	$51,664	$27,963	+$405K
599	Culver-Stockton College	MO	57	$49,004	$21,983	+$402K
600	Missouri Baptist University	MO	57	$45,681	$27,006	+$349K
601	Nicholls State University	LA	57	$42,434	$12,947†	+$373K
602	Auburn University at Montgomery	AL	57	$42,389	$13,224†	+$371K
603	Vermont State University	VT	57	$41,488	$18,212†	+$342K
604	Hiram College	OH	57	$40,613	$21,058	+$322K
605	Albertus Magnus College	CT	56	$53,440	$34,028	+$398K
606	Moravian University	PA	56	$51,980	$30,670	+$397K
607	Ottawa University-Surprise	AZ	55	$51,664	$33,393	+$383K
608	Randolph-Macon College	VA	55	$49,557	$27,866	+$384K
609	The University of Findlay	OH	55	$49,357	$27,221	+$385K
610	Belhaven University	MS	55	$43,016	$15,676	+$367K
611	Keystone College	PA	55	$42,863	$22,051	+$340K
612	Southern University and A & M College	LA	55	$42,524	$20,077†	+$345K
613	Texas Southern University	TX	55	$36,961	$16,590†	+$303K
614	Northwest Nazarene University	ID	54	$48,648	$29,580	+$368K
615	University of Charleston	WV	54	$45,410	$22,107	+$366K
616	North Carolina Wesleyan University	NC	54	$39,220	$17,432	+$322K
617	Lasell University	MA	53	$45,612	$27,511	+$346K
618	University of Mount Olive	NC	53	$42,962	$18,853	+$354K
619	Austin Peay State University	TN	53	$37,566	$9,735†	+$337K
620	Misericordia University	PA	52	$46,683	$37,485	+$317K
621	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	MO	52	$45,023	$22,766	+$359K
622	Averett University	VA	52	$43,708	$22,925	+$345K
623	Cleary University	MI	52	$43,665	$22,143	+$348K
624	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	52	$40,764	$21,708†	+$321K
625	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	AR	52	$40,138	$14,027†	+$345K
626	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	FL	51	$42,923	$30,498	+$307K
627	Shawnee State University	OH	51	$35,827	$14,381†	+$301K
628	CUNY Medgar Evers College	NY	51	$33,205	$5,718†	+$309K
629	Florida Institute of Technology	FL	50	$48,888	$35,639	+$346K
630	Jackson State University	MS	50	$40,419	$23,836†	+$309K
631	University of St Thomas	TX	49	$40,398	$19,359	+$327K
632	Alabama State University	AL	48	$39,762	$20,435†	+$316K
633	EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan	PR	46	$31,705	$8,387	+$284K
634	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	PR	46	$27,883	$9,175†	+$242K
635	Harris-Stowe State University	MO	45	$33,025	$9,922†	+$291K
636	University of Puerto Rico	PR	44	$25,952	$8,484†	+$226K
637	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro	PR	42	$28,872	$9,788	+$250K
638	Caribbean University-Bayamon	PR	42	$26,619	$4,665	+$248K
639	Florida Southern College	FL	41	$36,669	$28,551	+$252K
640	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	PR	41	$27,904	$7,051	+$251K
641	Caribbean University-Ponce	PR	41	$26,619	$4,964	+$246K
642	Caribbean University-Vega Baja	PR	41	$26,619	$5,235	+$245K
643	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus	PR	41	$23,704	$7,646	+$206K
644	EDP University of Puerto Rico-Villalba	PR	40	$31,705	$12,978	+$265K
645	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	PR	40	$10,252	$10,176†	+$62K
646	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	AR	39	$32,401	$12,653†	+$273K
647	Caribbean University-Carolina	PR	39	$26,619	$5,791	+$243K
648	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus	PR	38	$25,582	$7,761	+$225K
649	Alcorn State University	MS	36	$27,472	$13,265†	+$222K
650	University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	PR	36	$7,035	$7,765†	+$39K
651	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	33	$19,424	$17,936†	+$122K
652	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	33	$18,319	$9,026	+$147K
653	University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	33	$15,679	$10,680†	+$114K
654	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao	PR	33	$11,852	$12,675†	+$68K
655	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama	PR	32	$24,376	$9,316	+$206K
656	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	32	$15,925	$11,117	+$115K
657	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	32	$15,925	$11,502	+$113K
658	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	30	$15,925	$13,192	+$106K

Top 10 programs by 10-year net ROI

How to read this: Median earnings = typical pay one year after graduation. Net price = average annual cost after grant aid, incl. living costs — not sticker tuition. 10-yr net ROI = ten years of earnings minus four years of net price. Score = the CollegeRanked Score (0–100) that sets the order — it blends ROI with longer-run earnings, job demand and automation resilience, so a school can outrank one with a slightly higher 10-yr ROI. † = public university — net price shown is the in-state cost; out-of-state students pay more. See the full methodology.

Why these schools rank where they do

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign takes the top spot because its Gies College of Business is arguably the single most important recruiting ground for the Big Four in the Midwest, if not the country. Chicago firms essentially treat UIUC as a farm system, scooping up graduates who are rigorously prepared for the CPA exam and ready for immediate deployment in public accounting.

But the real story of this ranking is the absolute dominance of regional branch campuses. Four University of Connecticut branches and five Ohio University campuses flood the top twenty. They win because they offer the exact same rigorous curriculum and employer access as their flagship counterparts, but at a heavily discounted commuter price tag. Students at UConn-Stamford, for example, are sitting a short train ride away from the Fairfield County and Manhattan financial sectors, securing premium internships while paying branch-campus tuition. Similarly, Brigham Young University punches far above its weight; the Marriott School is a nationally renowned accounting powerhouse that benefits from an enormous private subsidy, making it an unusually cheap route to a top-tier public accounting job.

What is Accounting?

Accounting is the fundamental language of business, tasking professionals with translating complex financial transactions into clear, compliant records that drive corporate strategy and keep the IRS at bay.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a master's degree to become a CPA?

Not strictly a master's, but you do need a specific threshold of college credits to get licensed in almost every state—typically a year's worth of classes beyond a standard bachelor's degree. Many students bridge this gap by double-majoring, bringing in advanced placement credits, or staying an extra year for a Master of Accounting, which is heavily integrated into the undergraduate pipelines at powerhouse schools like UT Austin and UIUC.

Does it matter if I don't go to a Big Four firm?

Not at all. While the Big Four (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) offer excellent training and undeniable resume prestige, regional and mid-tier firms often provide better work-life balance and faster tracks to management. Corporate accounting—working directly in the finance department of a company rather than at an agency—is also a highly lucrative route that bypasses the grueling public accounting busy seasons entirely.

Will AI take accounting jobs?

Artificial intelligence is rapidly automating basic bookkeeping and data entry, but it is not replacing actual accountants. The future of the field is advisory. Accountants are shifting away from manual ledger management and toward interpreting data, advising on tax strategy, and navigating complex regulatory environments that software cannot independently resolve.