2023 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which undergraduate 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.
2023 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Pikes Peak Community College to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 86% of the accounting majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.
Of the 9 students majoring in accounting at UM, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Community College of Denver helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CCD is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.
Accounting majors at CCD take out an average of $19,073 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miles Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Miles Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Miles City.
Of the 8 students majoring in accounting at Miles Community College, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.
About 25% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 75% are male.
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Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.
Of the 7 students majoring in accounting at MSU Bozeman, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Salt Lake Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 71% of the accounting majors at the school.
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Helena College University of Montana landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Helena College is a small public school located in the remote town of Helena.
About 83% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 17% are male.
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Colorado Mountain College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.
Women make up 67% of the accounting majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,498 |
| Utah | 2,857 |
| Idaho | 559 |
| Montana | 141 |
| Wyoming | 93 |
Majors Related to Accounting
One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Accounting
| 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 26 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.