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Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$55,627 Avg Salary
$24,928 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Strayer University - Global Region helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in District of Columbia. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Read full report on Accounting at Strayer University - Global Region

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 4 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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