2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 101,094 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 15,309 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,733 and $24,768 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree accounting students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Anderson University Indiana

Anderson, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$11,455 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anderson University Indiana. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Anderson, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s accounting degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Anderson University Indiana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Anderson University Indiana are $11,455, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Anderson University Indiana

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Michigan State

#3

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Read full report on Accounting at Ohio State

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 1 doctorate’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Northwestern University

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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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