2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate School for You
With 1,921 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #12 most popular major in Virginia.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia 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.
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 Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Accounting
Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,348.
Northern Virginia Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Reynolds Community College are $3,998 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,561 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Accounting majors at Tidewater Community College take out an average of $26,599 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $19,785 per year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New River Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the fringe town of Dublin, NRCC is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NRCC are $4,697 per year.
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American National University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at American National University are $10,288 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 2,330 |
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 Majors Related to Accounting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.