2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
The Best Value Accounting Associate Degree 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 80 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region 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 moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $5,415 per year. On average, accounting graduates from North Central Technical College take out $17,568 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Central Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year. Accounting majors at Madison College take out an average of $22,399 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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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 Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Western Technical College carry an average student debtload of $18,462.
Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from FVTC carry an average student debtload of $16,525.
FVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Southwest Tech also did well on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Oakland Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a year. Accounting majors at Oakland Community College take out an average of $16,275 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $18,826.
NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Gateway Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 per year. 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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Washtenaw Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washtenaw Community College are $5,856 per year. Accounting majors at Washtenaw Community College take out an average of $17,546 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at CVTC accumulate an average of around $16,409 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CVTC also is in the top 5% of our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Lakeshore Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree accounting programs. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,056 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at LTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,919.
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Waukesha County Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree accounting programs. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $22,069 in student debt.
WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Moraine Park Technical College | Fond du Lac, WI |
| 14 | Macomb Community College | Warren, MI |
| 15 | Wayne County Community College District | Detroit, MI |
| 16 | Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College | Shell Lake, WI |
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 |
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Accounting Related Majors for 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 25 schools only.
- 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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