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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

With 893 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #30 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, accounting graduates from SCU take out $18,093 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DeVry University - California is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. 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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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #7 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 7 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).
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