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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Accounting Master's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 70 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#6

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#7

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #10 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Illinois State University Normal, IL
12 Bradley University Peoria, IL
13 DePaul University Chicago, IL
14 Ohio Northern University Ada, OH

Best Accounting Colleges by State

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

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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