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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

With 582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #24 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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#2

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s University landed the # 2 spot on the list. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

DeVry University - Pennsylvania

Ft. Washington, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at DeVry University - Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Ft. Washington, DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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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
Maryland 311
New Jersey 577
District of Columbia 209
Delaware 72

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 4 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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