2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 68% of the accounting majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 86 students majoring in accounting at DePaul, 48% are male and 52% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in accounting at Illinois State, 55% are male and 45% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in accounting at SIUC, 39% are male and 61% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Women make up 57% of the accounting majors at the school.
Bradley University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.
Women make up 52% of the accounting majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 60% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in accounting at SIUE, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in accounting at UIC, 35% are male and 65% are female.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 29% are male.
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 |
| Ohio | 470 |
| Indiana | 382 |
| Wisconsin | 146 |
Accounting Related Majors
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 21 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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