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Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,023 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,627 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 956 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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. 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 Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

#1

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Our analysis found Simpson College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Simpson College graduate students pay an average of $6,606 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Simpson College also took the #5 spot in our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#2

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand View University is a great value for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand View University are $9,440 per year.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,765
Minnesota 1,551
Kansas 1,036
Nebraska 466
North Dakota 277
South Dakota 241

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 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.

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