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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$19,232 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

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.

The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Linfield OCE excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Accounting at Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education

#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCU are $25,170 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, accounting graduates from SCU carry an average student debtload of $18,093.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SCU is ranked #3 for overall quality for accounting in the Far Western US Region .

Full Accounting at Santa Clara University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

Full Accounting at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

#5

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Oregon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at EOU are $17,928 a year.

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DeVry University - California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Pomona, DeVry University - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

DeVry University - California graduate students pay an average of $17,552 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.

Full Accounting at San Jose State University Report

#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at San Francisco State University Report

California State University - Los Angeles ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 per year.

Read full report on Accounting at California State University - Los Angeles

University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAF are $25,248 per year.

Full Accounting at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,040
Washington 1,634
Oregon 772
Nevada 396
Hawaii 215
Alaska 136

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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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