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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

13 Colleges
$55,627 Avg Salary
$24,928 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 19,309 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the best school in the Far Western US Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, accounting majors at SCU accumulate an average of around $18,093 in student debt.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Accounting at Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education Report

Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Accounting at Seattle University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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#6

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population.

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San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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With a ranking of #8, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, accounting graduates from Portland State University carry an average student debtload of $29,312.

Full Accounting at Portland State University Report

DeVry University - California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the midsize city of Pomona, DeVry University - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 893
Washington 168
Oregon 95
Nevada 73
Hawaii 22
Alaska 1

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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