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2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$5,934 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,551 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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 analysis found Minnesota State Community and Technical College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

M State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,862 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota County Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Century College are $5,907 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Rochester.

Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at St Cloud Technical and Community College Report

Minnesota State College Southeast came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSC Southeast are $6,562 a year.

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#7

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. LSC is a small public school located in the small city of Duluth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSC are $5,616 a year.

Full Accounting at Lake Superior College Report

#8

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College 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 Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year.

Full Accounting at Saint Paul College Report

#9

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Central College are $5,966 a year.

Full Accounting at South Central College Report

#10

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Capella University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,148 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at Capella University Report

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,765
Kansas 1,036
Iowa 956
Nebraska 466
North Dakota 277
South Dakota 241

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 10 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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