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

26 Colleges
$26,070 Avg Salary
$14,785 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 81% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Out of the 26 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. OTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 22 students majoring in accounting at OTC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Accounting majors at OTC take out an average of $17,010 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 26 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 24% are male.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Neosho County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 59% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Neosho County Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwest Iowa Community College is a great place for accounting students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Northwest Iowa Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sheldon.

Of the 12 students majoring in accounting at Northwest Iowa Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#6

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

Southeastern Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of West Burlington, Southeastern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Accounting at Southeastern Community College Report

Western Dakota Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for accounting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

About 88% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 13% are male.

Accounting majors at Western Dakota Tech take out an average of $16,073 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #7, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 88% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#9

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Women make up 60% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Riverland Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Riverland Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Austin.

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Explore the most popular online accounting colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

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 26 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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