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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

22 Colleges
$55,627 Avg Salary
$24,928 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

About 68% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 32% are male.

Full Accounting at DeVry University - Illinois Report

#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in accounting at Purdue University Global, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Accounting at Purdue University Global Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Northwest. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the city of Gary.

Of the 9 students majoring in accounting at IU Northwest, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in accounting at Davenport University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in accounting at Indiana University - Southeast, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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University of Southern Indiana ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville.

Women make up 50% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at University of Southern Indiana Report

Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

About 67% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Accounting at Purdue University Fort Wayne

#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Accounting at Wayne State University

University of St Francis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Accounting at University of St Francis

With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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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 22 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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