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Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

46 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Southeast 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in accounting at UofL, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 46 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in accounting at VCU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Accounting majors at VCU take out an average of $33,452 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#5

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Out of the 46 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellarmine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

Of the 8 students majoring in accounting at Bellarmine U, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#6

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

Of the 4 students majoring in accounting at ULM, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

About 67% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

Of the 2 students majoring in accounting at Middle Tennessee State University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,330
Virginia 1,921
North Carolina 2,114
Florida 3,746
Tennessee 1,225
Kentucky 772
South Carolina 988
Louisiana 885
Arkansas 626
Alabama 1,557
Mississippi 1,081
West Virginia 520

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 46 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.

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