Top Illinois Bookkeeping Schools : Programs, Colleges, Degrees, Courses, Classes, Certification, Training

Bookkeeping Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 102 schools that offer bookkeeping programs. Northwestern University, the highest-ranking bookkeeping school in IL, has a total student population of 19,853 and is the 11th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 102 bookkeeping 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.

Bookkeeping students from Illinois schools who go on to become bookkeepers, bookkeeping clerks, accounting managers, accounting officers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,757,870 people working as bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $34,750. Also, Accountants and auditors make on average $67,430 per year and there are about 1,106,980 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 46,330 employed accountants and auditors earning an average yearly salary of $69,660. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in this state earn $35,350/yr and there are 63,980 employed.

Also, within the bookkeeping schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from bookkeeping, 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.

Bookkeeping Programs in Illinois

Northwestern University

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Zarem Golde ORT Technical Institute

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Levels offered: Certificate

Taylor Business Institute

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Levels offered: Associates

BIR Training Center

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Levels offered: Certificate

DeVry University-Illinois

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Levels offered: Associates

Robert Morris College

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Levels offered: Associates

Rockford Career College

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Levels offered: Associates

Brown Mackie College-Moline

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Levels offered: Associates

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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