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Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

With 99,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

About 78% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 15% of the accounting majors at the school.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 17 students majoring in accounting at University of Arizona, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, OK

With a ranking of #6, Mid-America Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. MACU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Strayer University - Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. Strayer University - Texas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Austin.

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DeVry University - Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate accounting programs. DeVry University - Texas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

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Houston Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Best Accounting Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,220
Arizona 2,243
Oklahoma 1,069
New Mexico 224

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 14 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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