2026 Best Accounting and Finance Schools in Illinois
Accounting and Finance programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for accounting and finance students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Accounting and Finance in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall accounting and finance education in Illinois.
Top Schools in Accounting and Finance
No school ranked higher than Devry University Illinois this year for accounting and finance. Set in the suburb of Lisle, Devry University Illinois is a very large private for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 18%. About 178 accounting and finance degrees were awarded at Devry University Illinois in the most recent year. Graduates of the accounting and finance program make about $60,172 in their early career. Devry University Illinois graduates carry a median of $54,380 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
