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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 577 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

#1

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Rider University the best school in New Jersey for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Monmouth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in New Jersey. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,804
Pennsylvania 582
Maryland 311
District of Columbia 209
Delaware 72

Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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