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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Check out the accounting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Full Accounting at Harvard University Report

#2

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bentley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Bentley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, accounting graduates from Bentley carry an average student debtload of $23,975.

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Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the New England Region . UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

Read full report on Accounting at Central Connecticut State University

#6

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

Full Accounting at Champlain College Report

#8

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Accounting at Suffolk University

Southern New Hampshire University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Accounting at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#10

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

Assumption University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

Full Accounting at Assumption University Report

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 669
Connecticut 519
Rhode Island 78
New Hampshire 428
Maine 28
Vermont 36

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 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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