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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania

31 Colleges
$51,503 Avg Salary
$27,735 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 31 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Our analysis found University of Scranton to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 31 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 31 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 31 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#5

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend La Salle University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

Cabrini University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #9 on the list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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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 25 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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