2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Southeast 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Chattahoochee Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Chattahoochee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,602 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Chattahoochee Technical College also is in the top 5% of our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at West Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in the Southeast Region . West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $5,452 per year.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,265 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Crescent Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Crescent Technical College are $5,526 per year.
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Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clarkston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,578 per year.
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NorthWest Arkansas Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWACC are $4,456 a year.
NWACC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, Athens Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $5,462 per year.
Athens Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Gwinnett Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $5,636 a year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at GTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $30,597.
GTC also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Central Georgia Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CGTC are $5,442 a year.
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Request InformationBest Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,330 |
| Virginia | 1,921 |
| North Carolina | 2,114 |
| Florida | 3,746 |
| Tennessee | 1,225 |
| Kentucky | 772 |
| South Carolina | 988 |
| Louisiana | 885 |
| Arkansas | 626 |
| Alabama | 1,557 |
| Mississippi | 1,081 |
| West Virginia | 520 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
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 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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