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Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

With 99,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in accounting at Mizzou, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 37% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#4

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#6

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

With a ranking of #6, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their online graduate certificate. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,765
Minnesota 1,551
Kansas 1,036
Iowa 956
Nebraska 466
North Dakota 277
South Dakota 241

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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 9 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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