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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

With 1,311 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #14 most popular major in Maryland.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland 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

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found University of Baltimore to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public college 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

#2

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount St Mary’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

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

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#4

Hood College

Frederick, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hood College is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Maryland landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Suitland, Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Accounting at Loyola University Maryland Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,659
New York 7,419
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 6 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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