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Accounting Programs in Pennsylvania

Accounting teaches financial reporting, audit, and tax, and it maps directly onto the CPA path. Starting roles in public accounting are standardized, which makes its earnings figures some of the most comparable across colleges.

Programs below are ranked only when a college figure rests on at least 100 graduates. Programs on 30 to 99 graduates carry a small-program flag and are listed, not ranked. Anything smaller shows the national median for the major, badged as such.

Ranked Accounting Programs in Pennsylvania

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Drexel UniversityAccounting$74,446 n=268$26,000 n=274
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaAccounting$69,380 n=170$22,543 n=151
Temple UniversityAccounting$67,901 n=203$26,457 n=183
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeAccounting$64,480 n=460$26,000 n=443
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAccounting$64,480 n=460$26,000 n=443
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksAccounting$64,480 n=460$26,000 n=443
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgAccounting$64,480 n=460$26,000 n=443
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusAccounting$64,480 n=460$26,000 n=443
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAccounting$64,480 n=460$26,000 n=443
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusAccounting$64,480 n=460$26,000 n=443
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordAccounting$64,073 n=141$23,250 n=166
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgAccounting$64,073 n=141$23,250 n=166
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownAccounting$64,073 n=141$23,250 n=166
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusAccounting$64,073 n=141$23,250 n=166
Strayer University-PennsylvaniaAccounting$56,862 n=236$51,661 n=271

Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs

These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Albright CollegeAccounting$60,466 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
DeSales UniversityAccounting$70,726 Small program - rough guide n=40$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Alvernia UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Arcadia UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Bucknell UniversityAccounting$87,150 Small program - rough guide n=39$26,100 Small program - rough guide n=48
Carlow UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Cedar Crest CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Central Penn CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Chatham UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Chestnut Hill CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Duquesne UniversityAccounting$64,087 Small program - rough guide n=33$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=46
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=34
Eastern UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Elizabethtown CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Gannon UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Geneva CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Grove City CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Holy Family UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Immaculata UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaAccounting$52,296 Small program - rough guide n=50$23,251 Small program - rough guide n=48
Juniata CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Keystone CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
King's CollegeAccounting$60,958 Small program - rough guide n=52$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=63
La Roche UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
La Salle UniversityAccounting$68,977 Small program - rough guide n=50$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Lackawanna CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Lancaster Bible CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Lebanon Valley CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Lehigh UniversityAccounting$83,966 Small program - rough guide n=44$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Lincoln UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Lycoming CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Marywood UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Mercyhurst UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Messiah UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Misericordia UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Moravian UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Mount Aloysius CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Muhlenberg CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Neumann UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Peirce CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
University of PennsylvaniaAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Cairn University-LanghorneAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Point Park UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Robert Morris UniversityAccounting$63,106 Small program - rough guide n=95$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=63
Rosemont CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Saint Francis UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaAccounting$73,230 Small program - rough guide n=70$24,625 Small program - rough guide n=70
Saint Vincent CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
University of ScrantonAccounting$75,527 Small program - rough guide n=41$26,399 Small program - rough guide n=68
Seton Hill UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=47
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaAccounting$49,019 Small program - rough guide n=33$18,250 Small program - rough guide n=50
Susquehanna UniversityAccounting$69,863 Small program - rough guide n=33$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=38
Thiel CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Thomas Jefferson UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
University of Valley ForgeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Villanova UniversityAccounting$83,193 Small program - rough guide n=89$24,187 Small program - rough guide n=85
Washington & Jefferson CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Waynesburg UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Westminster CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Widener UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$26,162 Small program - rough guide n=30
Wilkes UniversityAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Wilson CollegeAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
York College of PennsylvaniaAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyAccounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaAccounting$54,943 Small program - rough guide n=45$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53
Pennsylvania Western UniversityAccounting$47,514 Small program - rough guide n=84$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=63

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