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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$20,989 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 577 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in New Jersey for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at Montclair State University Report

#2

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rider University is a great value for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rider are $20,159 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rider is ranked #4 for overall quality for accounting in New Jersey.

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#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great value for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Monmouth are $29,290 a year.

Read full report on Accounting at Monmouth University

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,804
Pennsylvania 582
Maryland 311
District of Columbia 209
Delaware 72

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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