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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$26,313 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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 New England 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Check out the accounting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in the New England Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Accounting at Post University

#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the New England Region . UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UHart are $15,202 per year.

Full Accounting at University of Hartford Report

#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Champlain is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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#4

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Assumption University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Assumption are $13,856 a year.

Full Accounting at Assumption University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great value for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SNHU are $19,470 per year.

Read full report on Accounting at Southern New Hampshire University

Central Connecticut State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate accounting programs. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

CCSU graduate students pay an average of $26,072 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

With a ranking of #7, Bentley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bentley are $42,200 a year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, accounting graduates from Bentley carry an average student debtload of $23,975.

Bentley also made our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Accounting at Bentley University

With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Plymouth State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the town of Plymouth.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Plymouth State are $16,234 per year.

Full Accounting at Plymouth State University Report

#10

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University 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. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Accounting at Harvard University Report

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,929
Connecticut 1,412
New Hampshire 1,494
Maine 186
Rhode Island 569
Vermont 151

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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