2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out of the 18 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Furman University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenville.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, accounting graduates from VCU take out $33,452 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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University of Louisville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.
Bellarmine University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.
Gardner - Webb University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 559 |
| Florida | 982 |
| Georgia | 549 |
| North Carolina | 586 |
| Tennessee | 354 |
| Kentucky | 111 |
| Louisiana | 102 |
| Alabama | 395 |
| South Carolina | 192 |
| Mississippi | 306 |
| Arkansas | 81 |
| West Virginia | 83 |
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Accounting Related Rankings by Major
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 18 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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