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Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,818 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 1,225 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 per year.

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#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lipscomb are $17,100 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lipscomb is ranked #2 for overall quality for accounting in Tennessee.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,330
Virginia 1,921
North Carolina 2,114
Florida 3,746
Kentucky 772
South Carolina 988
Louisiana 885
Arkansas 626
Alabama 1,557
Mississippi 1,081
West Virginia 520

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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