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2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 101,094 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 439 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,050 and $38,772 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 178 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224.

Full Howard Accounting Report

#2

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Global Region. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Strayer University - Global Region is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Strayer University - Global Region also took the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Global Region are $15,135.

Read full report on Accounting at Strayer University - Global Region

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 84 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree accounting students with aid list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

Read full report on Accounting at George Washington University

#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524.

Read full report on Accounting at The American University

#5

Strayer University - District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - District of Columbia also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $15,135, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Accounting at Strayer University - District of Columbia

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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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