2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 3,100 people earned their degree in accounting and finance, making the major the 302nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 263 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 137 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting and finance programs that also have a lower cost than 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 and finance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Indiana University - Southeast

New Albany, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Southeast landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in New Albany, Indiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana University - Southeast did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Southeast are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Indiana University - Southeast

#2

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$17,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the #2 spot on the list. DeVry University - Illinois is a large private for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 124 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at DeVry University - Illinois

#3

DeVry University - Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

$17,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Ohio landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - Ohio, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’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 DeVry University - Ohio are $17,552.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at DeVry University - Ohio

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance (With Aid)

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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