2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois
Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Accounting Schools
Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Accounting Schools in Illinois list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.
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Out of the 20 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIU are $14,738 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIS are $12,053 per year.
Read full report on Accounting at University of Illinois at Springfield
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great value for accounting students. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Saint Francis are $35,000 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Saint Francis is ranked #4 for overall quality for accounting in Illinois.
Governors State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value accounting programs. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.
GSU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,108 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Aurora University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Aurora undergraduate students pay an average of $26,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Bradley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
Bradley undergraduate students pay an average of $36,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bradley also did well on our Best Accounting Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Northeastern Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value accounting programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Northeastern Illinois University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,064 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value 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 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
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 20 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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