2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate 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.
The Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Chicago.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DeVry University - Ohio. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, DeVry University - Ohio is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Indiana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.
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Indiana University - Southeast ranked #7 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Albany.
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Davenport University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate accounting programs. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Purdue University Global came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
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Explore the best accounting schools 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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting
One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 11 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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