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2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$7,206 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,070 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the accounting undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, accounting majors at Madison College accumulate an average of around $20,598 in student debt.

Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Accounting at Madison Area Technical College

Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the 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.

North Central Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Accounting at Northcentral Technical College

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 medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each 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.

Read full report on Accounting at Fox Valley Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate 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.

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, accounting graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $13,132.

In addition to its great value ranking, NWTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Accounting at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Report

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,683 a year.

Southwest Tech also made our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Accounting at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

With a ranking of #6, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

CVTC also made our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Accounting at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Moraine Park Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Moraine Park Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Accounting at Moraine Park Technical College Report

#8

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

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 small 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Accounting at Western Technical College Report

Lakeshore Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate 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.

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With a ranking of #10, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at Waukesha County Technical College Report

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

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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