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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

Accounting is the #23 most popular major in Massachusetts with 669 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 22 students majoring in accounting at Harvard, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Accounting at Harvard University Report

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

Of the 7 students majoring in accounting at UMass Dartmouth, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Accounting at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

#3

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Suffolk University is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 50% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Accounting at Suffolk University

#4

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

Read full report on Accounting at Assumption University

#4

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Bentley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Massachusetts. Bentley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, accounting graduates from Bentley carry an average student debt load of $23,975.

Full Accounting at Bentley University Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 519
Rhode Island 78
New Hampshire 428
Maine 28
Vermont 36

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

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 6 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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