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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

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

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The Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 181 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

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

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

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the United States. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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

Full Accounting at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Out of the 181 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 181 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in accounting at SCU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at SCU take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $18,093.

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Out of the 181 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #6, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Accounting at George Mason University Report

Portland State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in accounting at Portland State University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, accounting graduates from Portland State University carry an average student debt load of $29,312.

Full Accounting at Portland State University Report

Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize 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 #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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

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#10

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#11

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #11, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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

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#12

Universidad del Turabo

Gurabo, PR

Universidad del Turabo ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in accounting at Universidad del Turabo, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#12

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Of the 20 students majoring in accounting at Texas Tech, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#15

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#16

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#16

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college 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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#18

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #18, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Miami

Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in accounting at Linfield OCE, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Accounting at Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education Report

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 45% are male.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, accounting graduates from VCU carry an average student debt load of $33,452.

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#19

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 11 students majoring in accounting at UB, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Full Accounting at University of Baltimore Report

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

About 60% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#23

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in accounting at Post University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Accounting at Post University Report

Indiana University - Northwest came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the city of Gary.

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

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#25

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

About 25% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Accounting at Bellarmine University Report

#26

Champlain College

Burlington, VT
#26

George Washington University

Washington, DC

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
29 Indiana University - Southeast New Albany, IN
29 Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI
29 Seattle University Seattle, WA
32 University of Hartford West Hartford, CT
32 Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR
32 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
32 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
32 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ

Accounting by Region

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

Region
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 25 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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