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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

22 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 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

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 city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-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 city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college 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 fairly small student population.

Women make up 82% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Accounting at Seattle University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Oregon University is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the accounting majors at the school.

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California State University - Los Angeles 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon 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 town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

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.

Full Accounting at San Francisco State University Report

With a ranking of #10, DeVry University - California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Pomona, DeVry University - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges 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 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 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.

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