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2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

46 Colleges
$6,076 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,511 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Accounting Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in Wisconsin 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Colleges.

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools

$4,600 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, accounting graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $20,076.

Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full Accounting at Madison Area Technical College Report

$3,723 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $3,723 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at North Central Technical College take out is $13,185.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI
$4,572 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Wisconsin. 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 $4,572 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, accounting graduates from Western Technical College carry an average student debtload of $17,574.

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$4,746 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,746 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, accounting majors at FVTC accumulate an average of around $15,250 in student debt.

FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list.

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$4,734 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWTC are $4,734 a year. After completing their degree, accounting graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $17,417.

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$4,571 Average Tuition & Fees

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwest Tech are $4,571 a year.

Full Accounting at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Report

$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $4,568 per year. After completing their degree, accounting graduates from CVTC carry an average student debtload of $14,932.

Full Accounting at Chippewa Valley Technical College Report

$4,122 Average Tuition & Fees

Lakeshore Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #8 on the list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $4,122 per year.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Waukesha County Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Wisconsin ranking. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $4,488 per year. After completing their degree, accounting graduates from WCTC carry an average student debtload of $14,462.

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#10

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI
$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Moraine Park Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moraine Park Technical College are $4,568 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Moraine Park Technical College take out is $14,835.

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Best 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
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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