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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin 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.

Check out the accounting master's degree 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 master’s degree in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 90 students majoring in accounting at UW - Madison, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in accounting at UW - Whitewater, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Full Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Women make up 56% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Concordia University, Wisconsin Report

#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 47% are male.

Read full report on Accounting at Marquette University

#5

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Edgewood College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 5 students majoring in accounting at Edgewood, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Read full report on Accounting at Edgewood College

Ottawa University - Milwaukee landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree accounting programs. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookfield.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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 6 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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