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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Wisconsin

7 Colleges
$44,511 Avg Salary
$24,735 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

In 2020-2021, 146 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #26 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Accounting Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Wisconsin.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Full Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The excellent programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edgewood College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Wisconsin list. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.

Full Accounting at Edgewood College Report

With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookfield.

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#7

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #7, Mount Mary University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Accounting at Mount Mary University Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 406
Illinois 750
Ohio 470
Indiana 382

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 7 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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