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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 519 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in Connecticut for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in accounting at UCONN, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Women make up 67% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in accounting at CCSU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Connecticut. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 669
Rhode Island 78
New Hampshire 428
Maine 28
Vermont 36

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 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.

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