2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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. 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.
The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting
Our 2023 rankings named Simpson College the best value school in the Plains States Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Indianola.
Simpson College graduate students pay an average of $6,606 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 10% of our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Park University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Grand View University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand View University are $9,440 a year.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 636 |
| Minnesota | 196 |
| Iowa | 129 |
| Kansas | 277 |
| Nebraska | 74 |
| North Dakota | 47 |
| South Dakota | 37 |
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Accounting Related Majors for Accounting
Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.
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 8 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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