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2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$33,053 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,936 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting 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.

The Best Value Accounting Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Accounting

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Schools in District of Columbia list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $13,515 a year.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 3 spot on the list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Accounting Schools in District of Columbia list.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great value for accounting students. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 per year.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,804
Pennsylvania 582
Maryland 311
New Jersey 577
Delaware 72

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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