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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 7,419 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New York 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 Rochester Institute of Technology the most popular school in New York for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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

Full Accounting at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DeVry College of New York is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

Full Accounting at DeVry College of New York Report

#3

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Iona College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Rochelle, Iona is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Adelphi University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Full Accounting at Adelphi University Report

#5

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at LIU Post helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in New York. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Accounting at Hofstra University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St. John Fisher College is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Fisher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Accounting at St. John Fisher College Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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