2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 61 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 22% are male.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the United States. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
About 38% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 62% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Illinois is a great place for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 68% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 32% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 44% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in accounting at SNHU, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate accounting programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Of the 27 students majoring in accounting at Minnesota State Mankato, 63% are male and 37% are female.
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Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Of the 22 students majoring in accounting at Harvard, 64% are male and 36% are female.
University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in accounting at University of Arizona, 29% are male and 71% are female.
With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in accounting at Purdue University Global, 31% are male and 69% are female.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for online Accounting students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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11 | Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education | McMinnville, OR |
12 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY |
Most Popular Online Accounting by Region
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Accounting Related Majors
One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 32 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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