2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 75,655 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across District of Columbia, there were 378 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 156 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

GWU also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at GWU

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at The American University

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k list, Howard has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Howard University Accounting Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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