2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

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With 101,094 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. 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” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in District of Columbia

#1

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in overall quality

$15,135 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,029 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the #1 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 masters’s accounting degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Global Region also took the #4 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Global Region are $15,135, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Strayer University - Global Region Accounting Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$69,338 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the 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.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Washington University Accounting Report

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. 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 made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full American University Accounting Report

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Howard University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Howard also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Howard University

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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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