2024 Best Accounting and Finance Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a master's degree in accounting and finance is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #193 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Accounting and Finance Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 149 master's degrees in accounting and finance to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to accounting and finance students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other accounting and finance students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting and finance related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Accounting and Finance Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting and Finance Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Accounting and Finance in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in accounting and finance.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Accounting and Finance

1

Indiana University - Southeast
New Albany, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Indiana University - Southeast if you wish to pursue a master's degree in accounting and finance. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public university located in the suburb of New Albany.More information about a master’s in accounting and finance from Indiana University - Southeast

2

DeVry University - Illinois
Naperville, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

133 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat DeVry University - Illinois if you wish to pursue a master's degree in accounting and finance. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in accounting and finance from DeVry University - Illinois

Best Accounting and Finance Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	133
Ohio	494	6
Indiana	375	10

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Accounting and Finance Related Rankings by Major

Accounting and Finance is one of 5 different types of Accounting programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	1,794
Other Accounting and Related Services	72
Accounting and Business/Management	32
Auditing	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.