2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.
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Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
About 76% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 24% are male.
Accounting majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $46,788 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Franklin University is a great place for accounting students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.
About 58% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 42% are male.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, accounting majors at Franklin University accumulate an average of around $33,568 in student debt.
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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Northwood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 36% are male.
Accounting majors at Northwood take out an average of $24,886 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $276.
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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Lakeland University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Lakeland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plymouth.
Women make up 78% of the accounting majors at the school.
On average, accounting graduates from Lakeland take out $36,818 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Great Lakes Region . SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
Women make up 62% of the accounting majors at the school.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, accounting majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $26,697 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $161.
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Davenport University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.
Of the 99 students majoring in accounting at Davenport University, 45% are male and 55% are female.
On average, accounting graduates from Davenport University take out $29,679 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $200.
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With a ranking of #7, Walsh College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
Women make up 60% of the accounting majors at the school.
On average, accounting graduates from Walsh take out $22,669 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 54% of the accounting majors at the school.
Accounting majors at WIU take out an average of $31,948 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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University of Michigan - Flint landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree accounting programs. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.
About 55% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 45% are male.
Accounting majors at UM Flint take out an average of $28,862 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Chicago.
Women make up 70% of the accounting majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at DeVry University - Illinois take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $45,264.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Accounting Colleges by State
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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Majors Related to 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 27 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.