2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You
With 99,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting
Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
UOPX - Arizona graduate students pay an average of $16,153 in tuition and fees each year.
UOPX - Arizona also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.
New Mexico Highlands University graduate students pay an average of $11,154 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 per year.
Best Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7,220 |
| Arizona | 2,243 |
| Oklahoma | 1,069 |
| New Mexico | 224 |
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Accounting Related Majors for Accounting
One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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