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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools

61 Colleges
$55,627 Avg Salary
$24,928 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 61 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online accounting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular online school in the United States for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Out of the 61 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 38% of the accounting majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at DeVry University - Illinois helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the United States. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the accounting majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate accounting programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

About 37% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

About 36% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Accounting students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education McMinnville, OR
12 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

View the Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 32 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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