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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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 1,412 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 5th 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. 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 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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut 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 Connecticut.

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

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

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Connecticut. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Connecticut. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Connecticut. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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

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#6

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

Full Accounting at Sacred Heart University Report

#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,929
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 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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