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Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,073 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 Michigan. With 2,435 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Michigan 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.

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

#1

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Davenport University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Davenport University are $17,208 per year.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 3,278
Illinois 3,151
Indiana 1,707
Wisconsin 1,606

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 2 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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