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Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 129 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Simpson College the most popular school in Iowa for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Accounting at Simpson College

#2

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand View University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

Full Accounting at Grand View University Report

#3

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Accounting at Upper Iowa University

Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 636
Minnesota 196
Kansas 277
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 47
South Dakota 37

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 3 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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