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2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$10,930 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named College of Southern Maryland the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSM are $9,030 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, accounting graduates from CSM carry an average student debtload of $12,541.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CSM also is in the top 5% of our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $9,818 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community College of Baltimore County is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCBC are $10,062 a year.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMGC are $12,336 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMGC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. HVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HVCC are $10,764 a year.

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#6

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Carroll Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,688 in tuition and fees each year.

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Anne Arundel Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

AACC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TESU are $9,342 per year.

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Allegany College of Maryland landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the small city of Cumberland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Allegany College of Maryland are $10,280 a year.

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Sussex County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Sussex County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Newton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sussex County Community College are $8,760 a year.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,659
New York 7,419
Maryland 1,311
New Jersey 2,166
District of Columbia 497
Delaware 306

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

Majors Similar to Accounting

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 25 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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