2023 Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Accounting School for You
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 76 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best Accounting Schools
Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for accounting students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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The excellent programs at Michigan State University 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 city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Butler University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Calvin University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for accounting students. It came in at #9 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
With a ranking of #10, Walsh College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students. Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Miami University - Oxford landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best accounting programs. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 13 | Bradley University | Peoria, IL |
| 14 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 15 | Ohio Northern University | Ada, OH |
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 406 |
| Illinois | 750 |
| Ohio | 470 |
| Indiana | 382 |
| Wisconsin | 146 |
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Accounting Related Rankings by Major
One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 131,555 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 31,701 |
| Human Resource Management | 12,117 |
| General Business/Commerce | 9,137 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 5,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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