2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 50% are male.
The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at SCU take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $18,093.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 33% are male.
After completing their Graduate Certificate, accounting graduates from Portland State University carry an average student debt load of $29,312.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 18% are male.
Read full report on Accounting at Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education
Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 20% are male.
California State University - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Accounting at California State University - Los Angeles
Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Of the 2 students majoring in accounting at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 50% are male and 50% are female.
San Francisco State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Eastern Oregon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.
San Jose State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 893 |
Washington | 168 |
Oregon | 95 |
Nevada | 73 |
Hawaii | 22 |
Alaska | 1 |
Accounting Related Majors
One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Accounting
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 22 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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