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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$26,313 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our analysis found Post University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

UHart graduate students pay an average of $15,202 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Champlain are $14,310 a year.

Champlain excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Accounting at Champlain College

#4

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Assumption University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Assumption graduate students pay an average of $13,856 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Accounting at Assumption University

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SNHU are $19,470 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCSU are $26,072 per year.

Read full report on Accounting at Central Connecticut State University

#7

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

With a ranking of #7, Bentley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Bentley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bentley are $42,200 a year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, accounting graduates from Bentley carry an average student debtload of $23,975.

Bentley also made our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.

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University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate accounting programs. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.

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Plymouth State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Plymouth State are $16,234 a year.

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#10

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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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.

  • 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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