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2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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

Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 1,606 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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The Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Wisconsin to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Wisconsin. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $22,399.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Wisconsin. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

On average, accounting graduates from FVTC take out $16,525 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

On average, accounting graduates from Western Technical College take out $18,462 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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 Wisconsin list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, accounting graduates from NWTC take out $18,826 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Gateway Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree accounting programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Gateway Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,295.

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Northcentral Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at North Central Technical College accumulate an average of around $17,568 in student debt.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin take out while working on their Associate Degree is $25,400.

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With a ranking of #9, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at CVTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,409.

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#10

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI

Moraine Park Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree accounting programs. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Moraine Park Technical College carry an average student debtload of $17,525.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 18 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).
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