2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools
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.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 67% are male.
Out of the 46 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college 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.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Southeast Region . 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.
Georgia Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 60% of the accounting majors at the school.
University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. ULM is a medium-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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Auburn University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Belhaven University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.
About 67% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 33% are male.
Mississippi College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.
Women make up 50% of the accounting majors at the school.
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 Related Majors
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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