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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$19,433 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 19,309 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Francis the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Saint Francis also is in the top 10% of our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Accounting at University of St Francis Report

#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

DeVry University - Illinois graduate students pay an average of $17,552 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

DeVry University - Ohio

Columbus, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Ohio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DeVry University - Ohio is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DeVry University - Ohio are $17,552 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Great Lakes Region . PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at PFW are $14,830 a year.

Full Accounting at Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Davenport University graduate students pay an average of $17,208 in tuition and fees each year.

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Indiana University - Southeast ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana University - Southeast are $18,592 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USI are $19,815 per year.

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Indiana University - Northwest landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate accounting programs. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the city of Gary.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Northwest are $18,592 a year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate accounting programs. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 406
Illinois 750
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 11 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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