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Accounting at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

Accounting at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Penn State University Park Accounting Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
  • Master’s Degree in Accounting

Penn State University Park Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park Accounting Master’s Program

41% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Penn State University Park, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a master's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 91
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Business Professors 5,490 $91,520
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 3,360 $48,580
Credit Analysts 2,330 $80,710
Financial Examiners 1,530 $91,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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