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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at American University Report

#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Accounting at University of Baltimore Report

Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Accounting at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 57% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at George Washington University Report

#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rider University is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in accounting at Rider, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the accounting majors at the school.

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DeVry College of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the city of New York, DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in accounting at DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on Accounting at DeVry College of New York

#7

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

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

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#9

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Iona College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,659
New York 7,419
Maryland 1,311
New Jersey 2,166
District of Columbia 497
Delaware 306

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 34 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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