2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You
With 1,929 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #18 most popular major in Massachusetts.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts 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.
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.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting
Our 2023 rankings named Assumption University the best value school in Massachusetts for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Assumption are $13,856 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bentley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Bentley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bentley are $42,200 per year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, accounting majors at Bentley accumulate an average of around $23,975 in student debt.
Bentley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Massachusetts. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Dartmouth are $16,965 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Massachusetts. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harvard are $52,170 a year.
Harvard also took the #1 spot in our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Suffolk graduate students pay an average of $39,813 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Accounting Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 1,412 |
| New Hampshire | 1,494 |
| Maine | 186 |
| Rhode Island | 569 |
| Vermont | 151 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 5 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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