2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate 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 Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, accounting majors at Madison College accumulate an average of around $20,598 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #2 for overall quality for accounting in the Great Lakes Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,415 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, accounting graduates from North Central Technical College carry an average student debtload of $17,593.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Central Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,861 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, accounting graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $13,132.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year.
Southwest Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.
CVTC also made our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.
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Moraine Park Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,683 a year. On average, accounting graduates from Moraine Park Technical College take out $12,979 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Moraine Park Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Western Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Western Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,938.
Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Lakeshore Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.
LTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,056 in tuition and fees each year.
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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year.
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Request InformationBest 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).
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