2024 Best Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Accounting is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #171 out of the 306 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 doctor's degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to accounting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other accounting students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt accounting students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for accounting students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Accounting in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for accounting students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Accounting

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

2 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in accounting needs to look into Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in accounting from Michigan State University

2

Anderson University Indiana
Anderson, IN

2 Annual Graduates

Anderson University Indiana is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in accounting. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Anderson.More information about a doctorate in accounting from Anderson University Indiana

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	0
Michigan	149	2
Ohio	144	0
Indiana	132	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting

Accounting is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	270
Human Resource Management	34
General Business/Commerce	27
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	20
Marketing	6
Business/Managerial Economics	5
Finance & Financial Management	4
Hospitality Management	4
Other Business, Management & Marketing	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.