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Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

With 582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #24 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Clarion University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

Full Accounting at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Full Accounting at Villanova University Report

#3

DeVry University - Pennsylvania

Ft. Washington, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ft. Washington, DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedar Crest College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Allentown.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercyhurst University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Trevose.

Full Accounting at Strayer University - Pennsylvania Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,804
Maryland 311
New Jersey 577
District of Columbia 209
Delaware 72

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 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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