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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois

10 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$8,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois

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 Schools for an Associate in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 75,655 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 3,189 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,469 and $14,548 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting in Illinois

#1

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waubonsee Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois. Waubonsee Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sugar Grove, Illinois. It awarded 4 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Waubonsee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The estimated yearly cost for Waubonsee is $5,130 for Illinois Associate Degree Accounting students.

Read full report on Accounting at Waubonsee

#2

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern Illinois College is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWIC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $7,098 for Illinois Associate Degree Accounting students per year to attend Southwestern Illinois College.

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#3

Triton College

River Grove, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Triton College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois. Triton College is a medium-sized school located in River Grove, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Triton College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Triton College is $4,988 for illinois associate degree accounting students.

Read more about Accounting at Triton College

#4

Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Land College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois. Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Lake Land College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Land College is $4,468 for Illinois Associate Degree Accounting students.

Read more about Accounting at Lake Land College

#5

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McHenry County College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois list. Located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $7,048 for Illinois Associate Degree Accounting students.

Read more about Accounting at MCC

#6

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. DeVry University - Illinois is a large private for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - Illinois, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $28,551 for Illinois Associate Degree Accounting students per year to attend DeVry University - Illinois.

Full DeVry University - Illinois Accounting Report

#8 in overall quality

Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois ranking. Lewis and Clark Community College is located in Godfrey, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Lewis and Clark Community College also made our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Lewis and Clark Community College is $5,464 for Illinois Associate Degree Accounting students.

Full Lewis and Clark Community College Accounting Report

#8

Parkland College

Champaign, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Parkland College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Parkland College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Parkland College is $8,993 for Illinois Associate Degree Accounting students.

Read more about Accounting at Parkland College

#9

College of Lake County

Grayslake, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

College of Lake County came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois ranking. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school situated in Grayslake, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

College of Lake County also took the #6 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of Lake County is $4,735 for illinois associate degree accounting students.

Read more about Accounting at College of Lake County

#10

John A Logan College

Carterville, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

John A Logan College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Illinois list. Located in Carterville, Illinois, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

John A Logan College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend John A Logan College is $6,346 for illinois associate degree accounting students.

Full John A Logan College Accounting Report

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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