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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$30,701 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

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

#1

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

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 city of Worcester.

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

Full Accounting at Assumption University Report

#2

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bentley University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bentley are $42,200 a year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, accounting majors at Bentley accumulate an average of around $23,975 in student debt.

Bentley also made our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #4.

Full Accounting at Bentley University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth graduate students pay an average of $16,965 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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

Harvard also made our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.

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#5

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Suffolk is a medium-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.

Read full report on Accounting at Suffolk University

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges 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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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