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2023 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree 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 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 65% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at American University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at George Washington University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great place for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 81% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at Strayer University - Global Region

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Strayer University - District of Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in District of Columbia. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 60% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at Strayer University - District of Columbia

#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Accounting at Howard University Report

Catholic University of America ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Read full report on Accounting at Catholic University of America

Best 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 6 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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