Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

4 Colleges
$55,627 Avg Salary
$24,928 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

With 1,921 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #12 most popular major in Virginia.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Virginia.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at George Mason University

Request Information

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 45% are male.

On average, accounting graduates from VCU take out $33,452 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read More…

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Virginia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. DeVry University - Virginia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

Full Accounting at DeVry University - Virginia Report

Request Information

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Strayer University - Virginia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Virginia. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

Read full report on Accounting at Strayer University - Virginia

Request Information

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,330
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 4 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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.