2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree 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.
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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 Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Calvin University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Calvin graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Out of the 70 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Butler University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Butler are $14,785 a year.
Youngstown State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
Xavier University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.
Baldwin Wallace University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IWU are $10,440 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Accounting graduate students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Walsh College | Troy, MI |
| 12 | John Carroll University | University Heights, OH |
| 13 | Aurora University | Aurora, IL |
| 14 | Bradley University | Peoria, IL |
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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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 25 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).
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