by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 11,082 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,794 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 73 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Walsh is located in Troy, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 73 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adrian College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 21 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 49 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. North Manchester, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 73 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Northern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ohio Northern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ada, Ohio. It awarded 17 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Springfield is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Springfield Accounting Report
With a ranking of #7, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Ohio. It awarded 21 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #8, Calvin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 20 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private for-profit school awarded 128 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Accounting at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
With a ranking of #11, Butler University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Butler University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 26 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bradley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 27 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Franklin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, DePaul University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 86 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Roosevelt University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Roosevelt University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 21 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Ottawa University - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Brookfield, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #17, John Carroll University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. John Carroll University is located in University Heights, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Accounting at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Cleveland State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 45 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Mequon, Wisconsin, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Accounting at Concordia University, Wisconsin
Case Western Reserve University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 41 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Governors State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. GSU is a public institution located in University Park, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 55 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Edgewood College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Edgewood College is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 5 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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