2026 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in Illinois
[Accounting and Finance](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/accounting/accounting-and-finance/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for accounting and finance students.
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2026 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools in Illinois
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the accounting and finance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools
Our analysis ranked Devry University Illinois the best value for a degree in accounting and finance in Illinois. Set in the suburb of Lisle, Devry University Illinois is a very large private for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $17,008. Accounting And Finance graduates carry a median of $54,380 in student loans. Early-career accounting and finance graduates make about $60,172. Set against $54,380 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 98% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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