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2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,100 people earned their degree in accounting and finance, making the major the 302nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 263 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and finance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting and finance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also took the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $14,101 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ferris State University.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Ferris State University

#2

Cleary University

Howell, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleary University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Howell, Michigan, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleary College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cleary College is $15,060 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Cleary College

#3

Aquinas College Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aquinas College Michigan. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k list, Aquinas College Michigan has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Aquinas College Michigan is $17,715 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Aquinas College Michigan Accounting and Finance Report

#4

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Delaware, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

OWU also made our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Ohio Wesleyan University is $22,111 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at OWU

#5

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 6 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k list, Northern Michigan University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Michigan University is $15,753 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Northern Michigan University

#6

Hiram College

Hiram, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Hiram College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Hiram is a small school located in Hiram, Ohio that handed out 27 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k list, Hiram has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hiram is $21,976 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Hiram College

#7

Lourdes University

Sylvania, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

Lourdes University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Sylvania, Ohio, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Lourdes also took the #7 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $19,109 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Lourdes.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Lourdes University

#8

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Ohio Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Circleville, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k list, OCU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $21,594 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend OCU.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Ohio Christian University Accounting and Finance Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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