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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

With 559 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #19 most popular major in Virginia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia 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.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in Virginia for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Of the 52 students majoring in accounting at GMU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

Women make up 55% of the accounting majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at VCU take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $33,452.

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

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Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Virginia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
Florida 982
Georgia 549
North Carolina 586
Tennessee 354
Kentucky 111
Louisiana 102
Alabama 395
South Carolina 192
Mississippi 306
Arkansas 81
West Virginia 83

Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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.

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