by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more accounting students than other colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in accounting at each of the 81 schools in Illinois that offer the program.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most accounting students in Illinois.
Devry University Illinois tops our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of Lisle, Devry University Illinois is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded about 329 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Devry University Illinois
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is one of the most popular accounting schools, landing the #2 spot this year. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public school located in the city of Champaign. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign graduated around 249 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Depaul University came in at #3 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 236 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Depaul University
University Of Illinois At Chicago ranks #4 for accounting by yearly graduations. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public school located in the city of Chicago. University Of Illinois At Chicago graduated around 232 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for University Of Illinois At Chicago
Illinois State University is one of the most popular accounting schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public institution. Illinois State University graduated around 163 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Illinois State University
Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, Northern Illinois University is a public university. This school awarded about 130 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Read the full accounting report for Northern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #7 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public university. This school awarded about 97 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
College Of Dupage ranked #8 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, College Of Dupage is a public institution. College Of Dupage graduated around 88 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for College Of Dupage
Harper College placed #9 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public university. Harper College graduated around 78 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Harper College
Loyola University Chicago ranked #10 on our list of the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. Loyola University Chicago graduated around 78 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Loyola University Chicago
City Colleges Of Chicago Harold Washington College comes in at #11 for accounting this year. Set in the city of Chicago, City Colleges Of Chicago Harold Washington College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 56 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. See more about accounting at City Colleges Of Chicago Harold Washington College
Governors State University landed the #12 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Governors State University is a public school located in the suburb of University Park. This school awarded about 48 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for Governors State University
Northeastern Illinois University comes in at #13 for accounting this year. Set in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution. Northeastern Illinois University graduated around 48 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Northeastern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale placed #14 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution. Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduated around 48 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Oakton Community College placed #15 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 47 students earned a degree in accounting from this school. Read the full accounting report for Oakton Community College
Western Illinois University comes in at #16 for accounting this year. Set in the town of Macomb, Western Illinois University is a public institution. Western Illinois University graduated around 43 accounting students in the most recent data year. See more about accounting at Western Illinois University
Bradley University landed the #17 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley University is a private not-for-profit university. Bradley University graduated around 39 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Bradley University
University Of Illinois At Springfield placed #18 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Springfield, University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public university. This school awarded about 39 accounting degrees in the most recent year. Get the full accounting details for University Of Illinois At Springfield
Saint Xavier University landed the #19 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Saint Xavier University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. This school awarded about 37 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Saint Xavier University
Dominican University landed the #20 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 34 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Dominican University
Roosevelt University placed #21 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit institution. Roosevelt University graduated around 29 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Roosevelt University
Lewis And Clark Community College comes in at #22 for accounting this year. Lewis And Clark Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Godfrey. Lewis And Clark Community College graduated around 27 accounting students in the most recent data year. Get the full accounting details for Lewis And Clark Community College
Aurora University placed #23 for accounting by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 26 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Aurora University
Eastern Illinois University landed the #24 spot among the most popular accounting schools. Set in the town of Charleston, Eastern Illinois University is a public institution. This school awarded about 25 accounting degrees in the most recent year. See more about accounting at Eastern Illinois University
Highland Community College Freeport placed #25 for accounting by yearly graduations. Set in the rural area of Freeport, Highland Community College Freeport is a public institution. Highland Community College Freeport graduated around 23 accounting students in the most recent data year. Read the full accounting report for Highland Community College Freeport
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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