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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

43 Colleges
$31,137 Avg Salary
$23,182 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Gateway Community College the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for accounting students working on their associate degree. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Steubenville.

Women make up 78% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 43 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 76% of the accounting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $31,951.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Of the 53 students majoring in accounting at Cuyahoga Community College District, 34% are male and 66% are female.

On average, accounting graduates from Cuyahoga Community College District take out $20,856 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 67% of the accounting majors at the school.

On average, accounting graduates from Columbus State take out $21,311 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Gateway Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the accounting majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Gateway Technical College accumulate an average of around $19,295 in student debt.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the accounting majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $18,826.

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#6

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree accounting programs. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

Of the 38 students majoring in accounting at Western Technical College, 32% are male and 68% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Western Technical College carry an average student debtload of $18,462.

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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree accounting programs. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in accounting at FVTC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from FVTC carry an average student debtload of $16,525.

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#9

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 40% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Stark State College carry an average student debtload of $21,315.

Full Accounting at Stark State College Report

Macomb Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.

Women make up 69% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Macomb Community College Report

Explore the most popular online 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

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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.

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