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2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$19,766 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Accounting

#1

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Our analysis found Pikes Peak Community College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PPCC are $15,403 a year.

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#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 a year.

Salt Lake Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#3

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Mountain College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mountain College are $11,484 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.

UVU also made our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montana State University - Billings is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public school with a small student population.

Montana State University - Billings undergraduate students pay an average of $19,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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Montana State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, MSU Bozeman is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $28,476 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ISU are $25,326 a year.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,498
Utah 2,857
Idaho 559
Montana 141
Wyoming 93

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 8 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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