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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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 3,659 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the accounting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Our 2023 rankings named Clarion University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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#3

DeVry University - Pennsylvania

Ft. Washington, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Ft. Washington, DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercyhurst University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Strayer University - Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Trevose.

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#5

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Cedar Crest College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Allentown.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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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
New York 7,419
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.

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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