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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$16,126 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Oregon. With 772 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Oregon

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

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

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 Oregon. Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Portland State University are $16,518 a year. On average, accounting graduates from Portland State University take out $29,312 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#3

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Eastern Oregon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Oregon. Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EOU are $17,928 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Oregon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Oregon. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Oregon University are $15,734 a year.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,040
Washington 1,634
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 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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