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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

20 Colleges
$55,627 Avg Salary
$24,928 Avg Student Debt

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online accounting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in accounting at GMU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Accounting at George Mason University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southeast Region . ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

Women make up 75% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 20 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Belhaven University is a great place for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

Of the 3 students majoring in accounting at Belhaven, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Gardner - Webb University is a great place for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Florida National University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southeast Region . Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Accounting at American Public University System Report

With a ranking of #8, Strayer University - Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Strayer University - Mississippi is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Accounting at Strayer University - Mississippi Report

#8

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Little Rock, Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Accounting at Strayer University - Arkansas Report

Strayer University - Alabama landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 559
Florida 982
Georgia 549
North Carolina 586
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
Mississippi 306
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

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One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Accounting

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 20 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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