2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 19,309 people earned a degree or certificate in accounting, making the major the #17 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 89 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Simpson College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Simpson College are $6,606 a year.
Out of the 89 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Furman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Furman are $7,513 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Furman also is in the top 20% of our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year.
Colorado State University - Global Campus also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In addition to its great value ranking, Linfield OCE is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list.
With a ranking of #7, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 15% of our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Post University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Universidad del Turabo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Universidad del Turabo are $3,552 per year.
Grand View University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand View University are $9,440 a year.
Seattle 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 #11 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
Gardner - Webb University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate accounting programs. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | University of St Francis | Joliet, IL |
| 15 | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ |
| 16 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 16 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
Accounting by Region
View the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Accounting
One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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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