🇺🇸 Best Accounting Programs in United States by ROI
Ranked by ROI score — net salary after rent and living costs, weighted by graduation rate, relative to total degree tuition. Salary figures are median graduate earnings from government data (2026).
| # | University | ROI | Salary ($) | Payback | Tuition ($/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Accounting and Related Services. | 31.7 | $74,616 | 3 yrs | $40,194 |
| 2 | University of Mississippi Accounting and Related Services. | 29.6 | $74,616 | 2 yrs | $37,279 |
| 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Accounting and Related Services. | 27.5 | $74,616 | 3 yrs | $48,549 |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin Accounting and Related Services. | 23.1 | $74,616 | 4 yrs | $55,600 |
| 5 | University of Missouri-Columbia Accounting and Related Services. | 20.7 | $74,616 | 4 yrs | $56,750 |
| 6 | Texas A&M University-College Station Accounting and Related Services. | 20.5 | $74,616 | 4 yrs | $59,682 |
| 7 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Accounting and Related Services. | 20.1 | $74,616 | 3 yrs | $53,623 |
| 8 | Rice University Accounting and Related Services. | 18.3 | $45,233 | 5 yrs | $37,436 |
| 9 | The University of Alabama Accounting and Related Services. | 18.3 | $74,616 | 4 yrs | $62,776 |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania Accounting and Related Services. | 17.9 | $74,616 | 5 yrs | $80,357 |
| 11 | Northwestern University Accounting and Related Services. | 17.5 | $74,616 | 5 yrs | $81,668 |
| 12 | University of Oregon Accounting and Related Services. | 16.4 | $74,616 | 4 yrs | $62,110 |
| 13 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Accounting and Related Services. | 14.8 | $45,233 | 5 yrs | $42,840 |
| 14 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Accounting and Related Services. | 14.3 | $45,233 | 6 yrs | $46,978 |
| 15 | Michigan Technological University Accounting and Related Services. | 13.8 | $45,233 | 5 yrs | $39,710 |
| 16 | Arkansas State University Accounting and Related Services. | 13.7 | $45,233 | 4 yrs | $34,625 |
| 17 | University of North Alabama Accounting and Related Services. | 13.3 | $45,233 | 4 yrs | $34,076 |
| 18 | Washington University in St Louis Accounting and Related Services. | 12.7 | $45,233 | 7 yrs | $61,001 |
| 19 | Holy Family University Accounting and Related Services. | 12.5 | $45,233 | 5 yrs | $36,800 |
| 20 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Accounting and Related Services. | 11.1 | $30,773 | 8 yrs | $36,786 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt University Accounting and Related Services. | 11.1 | $34,608 | 8 yrs | $44,369 |
| 22 | Andrews University Accounting and Related Services. | 11.1 | $35,963 | 6 yrs | $35,132 |
| 23 | University of Delaware Accounting and Related Services. | 10.1 | $45,233 | 8 yrs | $49,837 |
| 24 | University of California-Riverside Accounting and Related Services. | 9.2 | $45,233 | 8 yrs | $40,051 |
| 25 | Saint Peter's University Accounting and Related Services. | 8.7 | $45,233 | 7 yrs | $34,157 |