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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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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

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

Our analysis found Middle Tennessee State University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Tennessee. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Middle Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

Lipscomb not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools 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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