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Around 21,483 master’s degrees are awarded each year to accounting majors. These schools have the largest programs in the field.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending SNHU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Southern New Hampshire University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$18,810	$18,810
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$627	$627

In 2017-2018, there were 20 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 20 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UIUC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,186	$28,773
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,038	$3,038
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$552	$1,025

The school reported having 5,627 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,786 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,583 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UT Dallas.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Texas at Dallas

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,916	$25,252
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$718	$1,403

There were 1,472 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 909 were classified as teaching assistants, and 563 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at UOPX - Arizona can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,713	$16,713
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UT Austin.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Texas at Austin

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,490	$22,178
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$637	$1,169

In 2017-2018, UT Austin reported having 5,079 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 2,967 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,864 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending DeVry University - Illinois.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at DeVry University - Illinois

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,852	$16,852
Fees for Full-Time Students	$400	$400
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$766	$766

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Baruch.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,450	$19,320
Fees for Full-Time Students	$360	$360
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$440	$805

Graduate students at Texas A&M can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Texas A&M University - College Station

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,941	$16,461
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,124	$3,124
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$272	$710

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,644. Of that number, 1,938 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,375 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending WGU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Western Governors University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,500	$6,500
Fees for Full-Time Students	$290	$290
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

These are the average costs for graduate students attending U of H.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Houston

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,064	$17,334
Fees for Full-Time Students	$982	$982
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$448	$963

Across all programs, there were 2,209 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,452 were classified as teaching assistants, and 719 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Liberty University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Liberty University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,217	$8,217
Fees for Full-Time Students	$506	$506
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$464	$464

In 2017-2018, Liberty University reported having 285 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 250 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending FAU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Florida Atlantic University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,467	$16,695
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,190	$1,751
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$370	$1,025

In 2017-2018, there were 945 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 658 were classified as teaching assistants, and 212 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UMCP.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Maryland - College Park

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,294	$26,532
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,590	$1,590
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$683	$1,474

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 4,109. Of that number, 2,929 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,180 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Fordham U.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Fordham University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$32,808	$32,808
Fees for Full-Time Students	$609	$609
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,367	$1,367

There were 353 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 162 were classified as teaching assistants, and 7 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Rutgers Newark.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rutgers University - Newark

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,848	$28,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,121	$2,121
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$702	$1,194

Across all programs, there were 225 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 166 were classified as teaching assistants, and 59 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Bentley.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Bentley University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$35,560	$35,560
Fees for Full-Time Students	$680	$680
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,482	$1,482

These are the average costs for graduate students attending BYU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Brigham Young University - Provo

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,880	$6,880
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$405	$405

The school reported having 1,493 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 539 were classified as teaching assistants, and 825 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Penn State University Park.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$20,732	$35,586
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,020	$1,020
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$864	$1,483

Across all programs, there were 3,592 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,746 were classified as teaching assistants, and 846 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at DePaul can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at DePaul University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$19,344	$19,344
Fees for Full-Time Students	$345	$345
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$813	$813

In 2017-2018, there were 250 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 14 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at U of U.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Utah

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,725	$23,740
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,065	$1,065
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$254	$895

There were 2,532 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,008 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,021 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Binghamton University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Binghamton University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,870	$22,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,076	$2,076
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$453	$925

In 2017-2018, Binghamton University reported having 862 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 704 were classified as teaching assistants, and 158 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Tulane.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Tulane University of Louisiana

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$50,920	$50,920
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,040	$2,040
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,829	$2,829

The school reported having 638 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 434 were classified as teaching assistants, and 200 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Mizzou.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Missouri - Columbia

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,640	$23,659
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,188	$1,188
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$360	$986

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 2,214. Of that number, 1,024 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,080 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Michigan State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Michigan State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$17,436	$34,260
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$727	$1,428

Across all programs, there were 3,098 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,340 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,758 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at KU can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Kansas

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,716	$22,730
Fees for Full-Time Students	$988	$988
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$405	$947

In 2017-2018, KU reported having 1,978 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,140 were classified as teaching assistants, and 838 were classified as research assistants.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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