2025 Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 associate degrees in accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 technology/technician and bookkeeping students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping students want to attend this school to pursue a associate 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping

1

College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

College of DuPage is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping. COD is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.More information about a associate in accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping from College of DuPage

2

William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

William Rainey Harper College is a good option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping. Harper College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Palatine.More information about a associate in accounting technology/technician and bookkeeping from William Rainey Harper College

Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	155
Michigan	410	274
Wisconsin	224	3
Indiana	221	295

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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping

One of 5 majors within the Accounting area of study, Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	74
Accounting and Business/Management	21

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.