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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

19 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 750 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #15 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 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the best school in Illinois for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #8, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 406
Ohio 470
Indiana 382
Wisconsin 146

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 19 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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