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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 62% are male.

Full Accounting at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in accounting at Minnesota State Mankato, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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#4

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in accounting at UMSL, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate accounting programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

With a ranking of #6, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

Full Accounting at Upper Iowa University Report

Explore the most popular online accounting schools 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 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 9 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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