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2023 Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Accounting Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked 6th in Massachusetts. In fact, 1,896 were awarded in the state in <nil>.

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the accounting basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best school in Massachusetts for accounting students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount Wachusett Community College is a great place for accounting students working on their basic certificate. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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Out of the 16 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Millennium Training Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Millennium Training Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woburn.

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#5

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Quincy College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Massachusetts. Quincy College is a small public school located in the suburb of Quincy.

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With a ranking of #6, Bunker Hill Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their basic certificate. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

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#7

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

Assumption University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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#9

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

With a ranking of #9, Bristol Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their basic certificate. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

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#10

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate accounting programs. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the small city of West Barnstable.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 1,329
New Hampshire 1,460
Rhode Island 569
Maine 186
Vermont 144

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

Accounting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 68,501
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 19,139
Accounting and Finance 3,781
Accounting and Business/Management 1,538
Other Accounting and Related Services 844
Auditing 179

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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