2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 70 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Calvin University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.
Calvin graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 70 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Butler are $14,785 per year.
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Xavier University 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 #6 on the list. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 a year.
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Youngstown State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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Baldwin Wallace University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Accounting students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Walsh College | Troy, MI |
| 12 | John Carroll University | University Heights, OH |
| 13 | Aurora University | Aurora, IL |
| 14 | Bradley University | Peoria, IL |
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting colleges 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.
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