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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

Accounting is the #17 most popular major in the country with 19,309 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the best school in the Southwest Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,271
Arizona 637
Oklahoma 231
New Mexico 61

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 5 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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