2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region

Accounting isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #153 in popularity out of 295 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 doctor's degrees in accounting during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in accounting matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality accounting program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for accounting.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Accounting in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for accounting students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Accounting Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Anderson University Indiana
Anderson, IN

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in accounting has to check out Anderson University Indiana. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Anderson. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in accounting in Indiana.

There were approximately 4 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University Indiana in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in accounting from Anderson University Indiana

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Ohio State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in accounting. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in accounting in Ohio.

There were roughly 4 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in accounting from Ohio State University - Main Campus

3

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Michigan State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in accounting. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in accounting in Michigan.

There were about 3 accounting individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in accounting from Michigan State University

4

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in accounting has to take a look at Northwestern University. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in accounting in Illinois.

There were roughly 1 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in accounting from Northwestern University

5

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

#2 Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in accounting from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

#2 Most Popular In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. More information about a doctorate in accounting from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the most popular accounting schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	4
Michigan	149	1
Ohio	144	2
Indiana	130	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Accounting Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	11
Other Accounting and Related Services	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	213
General Business/Commerce	39
Human Resource Management	18
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	18
Finance & Financial Management	7
Hospitality Management	5
Marketing	5
Business/Managerial Economics	2

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.