2025 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Accounting is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #10 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 84 master's degrees in accounting to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to accounting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of accounting students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt accounting students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for accounting students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Accounting in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in accounting.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Accounting

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

40 Annual Graduates

$76,286 Median Starting Salary

George Washington University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in accounting. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

Those accounting students who get their master's degree from George Washington University earn $6,970 more than the standard accounting graduate.

More information about a master’s in accounting from George Washington University

2

American University
Washington, DC

21 Annual Graduates

$78,613 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat American University if you want to pursue a master's degree in accounting. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

Those accounting students who get their master's degree from American University earn $9,297 more than the typical accounting student.

More information about a master’s in accounting from American University

Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	1,788
Pennsylvania	248	563
Maryland	193	295
New Jersey	188	566
Delaware	109	71

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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting

Accounting is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	64
Accounting and Finance	20

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,746
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	480
Human Resource Management	255
Real Estate	211
Finance & Financial Management	162
International Business	72
Marketing	28
Hospitality Management	23
Management Information Systems	14
Taxation	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.