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Accounting Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 103 schools that offer accounting programs. Northwestern University, the highest-ranking accounting school in IL, has a total student population of 19,853 and is the 11th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 103 accounting schools in Illinois, only 11 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Northwestern University comes out as the most expensive ($28,371/yr), with Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College as the lowest recorded at only $1,984/yr.

Accounting students from Illinois schools who go on to become accountants, finance accountants, forensic accountants, tax accountants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Financial analysts make on average $85,240 per year and there are about 235,240 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the accounting schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from accounting, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Accounting Programs in Illinois

Northwestern University

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  

Loyola University Chicago

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of Illinois at Chicago

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Dominican University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Elmhurst College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

North Central College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Xavier University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

Millikin University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Monmouth College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

McKendree University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of St Francis

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Greenville College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Hebrew Theological College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Illinois State University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Illinois Wesleyan University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Zarem Golde ORT Technical Institute

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

DePaul University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Bradley University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Augustana College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Illinois at Springfield

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Western Illinois University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Eastern Illinois University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

Taylor Business Institute

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Northern Illinois University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

BIR Training Center

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Fox College Inc

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lewis University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Olivet Nazarene University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Everest College-North Aurora

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

MacMurray College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Illinois College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Everest College-Skokie

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Benedictine University

• Accelerated MBA in Accounting
  
• Master of Business Administration - Accounting
  
• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Accounting and Finance
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Trinity Christian College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Judson University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

DeVry University-Illinois

• Accounting and Finance
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Concordia University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Aurora University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

North Park University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Robert Morris College

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Roosevelt University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

Quincy University

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rockford College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College

• Accounting and Computer Science
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Blackburn College

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Westwood College-River Oaks

• Accounting and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rockford Career College

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Brown Mackie College-Moline

• Accounting
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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Illinois Interesting Facts

• Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy and Alton hosted the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates that stirred interest all over the country in the slavery issue.
• The first Aquarium opened in Chicago, 1893.
• The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885.
• Home to the Chicago Bears Football Team, Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Chicago Bulls basketball team, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Whitesox baseball teams, Chicago Fire soccer team.
• The first Mormon Temple in Illinois was constructed in Nauvoo.

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