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2023 Best Accounting Schools in Wisconsin

6 Colleges
$44,511 Avg Salary
$24,735 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

In 2020-2021, 146 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Accounting Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Accounting Schools in Wisconsin

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Accounting

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in Wisconsin for accounting students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Full Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Wisconsin. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Edgewood College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

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Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 5 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

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With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookfield.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 406
Illinois 750
Ohio 470
Indiana 382

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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