2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
The Most Popular Accounting Master's 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. This report analyzed 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the accounting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Chicago.
Women make up 68% of the accounting majors at the school.
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Out of the 79 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Of the 96 students majoring in accounting at Purdue University Global, 36% are male and 64% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 90 students majoring in accounting at UW - Madison, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 86 students majoring in accounting at DePaul, 48% are male and 52% are female.
Out of the 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walsh College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
Women make up 61% of the accounting majors at the school.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
Women make up 42% of the accounting majors at the school.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 67 students majoring in accounting at IWU, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 45% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
Of the 55 students majoring in accounting at Illinois State, 55% are male and 45% are female.
With a ranking of #10, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.
About 69% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 31% are male.
Miami University - Oxford landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 46% of the accounting majors at the school.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH |
| 13 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 14 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 14 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
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 |
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 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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