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Accounting PhD Programs in Illinois

The core study of financial reporting, managerial accounting, taxation, auditing and accounting systems. Institutions call the field accounting or accountancy; both names are covered here. Accounting and accountancy are different words for the same subject. The degree title, the credits and the program's own CPA-related statements decide what a program offers, not its name. Programs appear here only when official curriculum evidence supports the subject: a named concentration or track, or the degree's own required core — never a topic covered in one or two courses.

Listings in Illinois identify where the school (or the campus that delivers the program) is located. For online programs this is not a requirement to live there, and an online degree based in Illinois is not automatically open to residents of every state.

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

PhD in Business Administration — Accounting Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationDoctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Graduates typically devote four years to full-time residential study · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

PhD in Accountancy

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy in Accountancy
Format: Campus
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: five years, on average
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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