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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$51,906 Avg Salary
$26,181 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue an online degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Accounting at DeVry University - Illinois Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great place for accounting students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Accounting at University of St Francis Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 406
Ohio 470
Indiana 382
Wisconsin 146

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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 2 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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