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Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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

Accounting is the #11 most popular major in District of Columbia with 497 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

Check out the accounting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#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. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in accounting at The American University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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

Of the 7 students majoring in accounting at GWU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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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. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Strayer University - District of Columbia is a great place for accounting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
Pennsylvania 3,659
New York 7,419
Maryland 1,311
New Jersey 2,166
Delaware 306

One of 21 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

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.

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