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2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$16,832 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

With 582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #24 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in Pennsylvania for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at La Salle are $1,455 a year.

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#2

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

Out of the 23 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Scranton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.

University of Scranton also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holy Family University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Holy Family graduate students pay an average of $12,181 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 23 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

YCP graduate students pay an average of $11,646 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

YCP also claimed a spot on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Accounting at York College of Pennsylvania Report

#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #6, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bloomsburg are $11,871 a year.

Full Accounting at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Report

#8

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Joe’s are $18,144 a year.

St. Joe’s excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#9

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lehigh did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,804
Maryland 311
New Jersey 577
District of Columbia 209
Delaware 72

One of 20 majors within the area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 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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