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2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

80 Colleges
$31,137 Avg Salary
$23,182 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You

With 99,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 80 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for accounting students working on their associate degree. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

Accounting majors at Madison College take out an average of $22,399 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great place for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from FVTC carry an average student debtload of $16,525.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Western Technical College carry an average student debtload of $18,462.

Full Accounting at Western Technical College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Full Accounting at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great place for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $18,826.

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Gateway Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Gateway Technical College accumulate an average of around $19,295 in student debt.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, accounting graduates from Cincinnati State take out $20,655 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree accounting programs. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rockford.

Accounting majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois take out an average of $25,400 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, accounting graduates from North Central Technical College take out $17,568 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree accounting programs. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from IWU carry an average student debtload of $27,539.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree accounting programs. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Green Bay.

While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin accumulate an average of around $25,400 in student debt.

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Macomb Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
14 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
15 Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH
16 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,435
Ohio 3,278
Illinois 3,151
Indiana 1,707
Wisconsin 1,606

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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