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2023 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

26 Colleges
$26,070 Avg Salary
$14,785 Avg Student Debt

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.

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

#1

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Pikes Peak Community College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Pikes Peak Community College Report

Out of the 26 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 2 spot on the list. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

Of the 9 students majoring in accounting at UM, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on Accounting at The University of Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCD is a moderately-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.

Full Accounting at Community College of Denver Report

#3

Miles Community College

Miles City, MT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miles Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Miles Community College is a small public school located in the town of Miles City.

Of the 8 students majoring in accounting at Miles Community College, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Accounting at Miles Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

About 25% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Accounting at Utah Valley University Report

With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

Of the 7 students majoring in accounting at MSU Bozeman, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Accounting at Montana State University

#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College 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 #6 on the list. 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.

Read full report on Accounting at Salt Lake Community College

Helena College University of Montana ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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.

Read full report on Accounting at Helena College University of Montana

#9

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

With a ranking of #9, Colorado Mountain College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote 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.

Full Accounting at Colorado Mountain College Report

#10

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

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 fairly large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

Women make up 67% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Idaho State University Report

Best Accounting Colleges by State

Explore the best accounting colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,498
Utah 2,857
Idaho 559
Montana 141
Wyoming 93

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 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.

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