2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Accounting Graduate Certificate School for You

With 209 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #23 most popular major in District of Columbia.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Check out the accounting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Accounting

#1

George Washington University

Washington, DC

7 Graduate Certificates

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU also made our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Accounting at George Washington University

#2

American University

Washington, DC

23 Graduate Certificates

#3 in Quality in District of Columbia

$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

• 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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