2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You
With 1,311 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #14 most popular major in Maryland.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting
Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
UMGC graduate students pay an average of $9,342 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount St Mary’s University is a great value for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.
The Mount graduate students pay an average of $13,676 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.
UB graduate students pay an average of $15,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 3,659 |
| New York | 7,419 |
| New Jersey | 2,166 |
| District of Columbia | 497 |
| Delaware | 306 |
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Accounting Related Majors for Accounting
One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Accounting
| 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 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).
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