2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,707 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in Indiana to see which 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Accounting Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in Indiana for accounting students. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $4,637 per year. Accounting majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $13,048 in student loans while working on their egree.
Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Schools in Indiana list.
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The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Indiana. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year. While working on their degree, accounting majors at Purdue accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $302.
Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Accounting Schools in Indiana list.
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Out of the 38 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
IU Bloomington not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Accounting Schools in Indiana list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trine are $9,576 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Trine take out is $27,000.
Trine also made our Best Accounting Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Indiana list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PFW are $8,857 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
IWU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,239 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Accounting majors at IWU take out an average of $31,829 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Vincennes University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public school with a large student population.
Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,449 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #8 on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Ball State take out is $24,761. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $171.
Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Schools in Indiana list.
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University of Southern Indiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Indiana ranking. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USI are $9,509 a year. On average, accounting graduates from USI take out $22,728 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Purdue University Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #10 on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.
Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $7,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, accounting graduates from Purdue Northwest take out $26,849 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Request InformationBest Value Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2,435 |
| Ohio | 3,278 |
| Illinois | 3,151 |
| Wisconsin | 1,606 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Accounting
| 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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