Accounting at University of Pennsylvania

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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

UPenn Accounting Degrees Available

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

UPenn Accounting Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 48% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UPenn, 60% 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 University of Pennsylvania with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at University of Pennsylvania. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	21

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Real Estate
• Marketing

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 University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.