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2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$2,614 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,114 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Check out the accounting undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

Our analysis found Wayne Community College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in North Carolina. Wayne Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Goldsboro.

Wayne Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wayne Community College also did well on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catawba Valley Community College is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Hickory, CVCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CVCC are $2,367 a year.

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#4

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, NC

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mitchell Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in North Carolina. Located in the large suburb of Statesville, Mitchell Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Mitchell Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,651 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,792 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, accounting graduates from Central Piedmont Community College take out $20,087 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Central Piedmont Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwestern Community College are $2,601 per year.

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 a year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Wake Technical Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $21,576.

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#8

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

Nash Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nash Community College are $2,834 per year.

Full Accounting at Nash Community College Report

#9

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gaston College are $2,862 a year.

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#10

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Wilkes Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Wilkes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,572 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,330
Virginia 1,921
Florida 3,746
Tennessee 1,225
Kentucky 772
South Carolina 988
Louisiana 885
Arkansas 626
Alabama 1,557
Mississippi 1,081
West Virginia 520

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 11 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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