2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in Illinois
34
Colleges
212,160
Bachelor's Degrees
$26,522
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Accounting School for You
In 2021-2022, accounting students earned 212,160 bachelor's degrees from an Illinois school, making the subject the 6th in the state. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.9% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in Illinois ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in accounting. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on accounting schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Value Accounting Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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2024 Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for accounting majors.
Top 10 Best Value Accounting Schools
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, UIUC has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Accounting Schools in Illinois ranking.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at UIUC to complete their degree, and it costs about $33,662 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UIUC is about $141,717. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Illinois State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Accounting Schools in Illinois ranking.
At Illinois State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and it costs about $26,419 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State be around $114,130. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Northern Illinois University landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb. NIU also took the #9 spot in our Best Accounting Schools in Illinois rankings.
At NIU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $20,624. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from NIU is $94,870. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Accounting Schools in Illinois ranking.
The average student at UIC graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $30,470. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UIC is $137,420. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Our rankings recognize Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as the #5 school in this year's rankings. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
At SIUE, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $17,186. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the SIUE is $77,509. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
At SIUC, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $18,799. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from SIUC is about $82,716. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Northeastern Illinois University is 5.1 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $30,253. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University is about $154,593. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UIS is 4.3 years, and it costs about $20,599 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $87,958 to get a bachelor’s degree from UIS. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Western Illinois University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average student at WIU graduates in less than 4.4 years, and it costs about $17,561 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from WIU is about $77,093. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Governors State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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.
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