by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 99,265 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 525 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,936 and $32,096 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in accounting.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 11 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia. American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 139 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
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Catholic University of America did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia ranking, coming in at #6. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s accounting degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 128 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Trinity Washington University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia ranking. Trinity College is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #9, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 72 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Howard University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia ranking. Howard University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Gallaudet University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in District of Columbia ranking. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 0 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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