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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

17 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the New England 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in the New England Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 41% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 59% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 41% are male.

Read full report on Accounting at Southern New Hampshire University

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 36% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Post University is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in accounting at Post University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Accounting at Post University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Accounting at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

#5

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Champlain College is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

Women make up 43% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #7, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

Women make up 20% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Southern Connecticut State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

About 75% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Accounting at Central Connecticut State University Report

#10

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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

Full Accounting at Suffolk University Report

Best Accounting Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,929
Connecticut 1,412
New Hampshire 1,494
Maine 186
Rhode Island 569
Vermont 151

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 17 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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