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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in District of Columbia

6 Colleges
$55,936 Avg Salary
$32,096 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Accounting Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

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

Full Accounting at American University Report

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

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

Full Accounting at Strayer University - Global Region Report

The excellent programs at Strayer University - District of Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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.

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#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 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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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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