2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You
With 99,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting
Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the best school in the Southwest Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7,220 |
| Arizona | 2,243 |
| Oklahoma | 1,069 |
| New Mexico | 224 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting
One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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