2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 50% of the accounting majors at the school.
On average, accounting graduates from SCU take out $18,093 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 67% of the accounting majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Portland State University take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $29,312.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 82% of the accounting majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 80% of the accounting majors at the school.
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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.
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Eastern Oregon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.
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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
About 50% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 50% are male.
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San Francisco State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks 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 #10 on the list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.
Request InformationBest Accounting Colleges by State
Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 4,040 |
| Washington | 1,634 |
| Oregon | 772 |
| Nevada | 396 |
| Hawaii | 215 |
| Alaska | 136 |
Accounting Related Majors
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 22 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.