2021 Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 80 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying accounting.
Top 15% Best Accounting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
DePaul University has taken the #1 spot in this year's accounting ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. DePaul also made our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.
Michigan State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population. UIUC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.
Lakeland University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Lakeland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plymouth.
The student loan default rate at Lakeland is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 700 students take at least one class online at Lakeland. There are roughly 1,236 part time students in attendance at Lakeland.
Our rankings recognize Illinois State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. Illinois State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. 2,500 students are part time.
Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ohio State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 students are part time.
Loyola University Chicago comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Loyola Chicago is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.6% of Loyola Chicago students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. There are roughly 2,121 part time students in attendance at Loyola Chicago.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.
About 1.0% of UW - Whitewater students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,785 students at UW - Whitewater that take at least one class online. 2,457 students are part time.
Marquette University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marquette, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 2,535 students take at least one class online at Marquette. About 1,342 of the students at Marquette are attending part time.
University of Illinois at Chicago comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 of UIC students are attending part time.
University of Dayton landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best accounting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. UDayton excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Accounting in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.5% of UDayton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,652 students at UDayton that take at least one class online. 1,171 of UDayton students are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Accounting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region award.
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).
