2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 101,094 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern University Accounting Report

#2

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also made our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Michigan State

#4

Anderson University Indiana

Anderson, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$11,455 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University Indiana landed the #4 spot on the list. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University Indiana also made our “Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Anderson University Indiana are $11,455, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at Anderson University Indiana

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)

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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