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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Mississippi. With 306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Mississippi 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Our analysis found Belhaven University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Mississippi. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Strayer University - Mississippi helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Mississippi. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Strayer University - Mississippi is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Accounting at Mississippi State University

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 559
Florida 982
Georgia 549
North Carolina 586
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

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 4 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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