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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College Bachelor’s in Accounting

The main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in accounting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Erie Bachelor’s in Accounting

#120 in the U.S
#11 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Penn State Erie was ranked #120 on College Factual's Best Schools for accounting list. It is also ranked #11 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Accounting Graduates 77
Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans 118
Best Colleges for Accounting 120
Best Value Colleges for Accounting 204
Most Focused Colleges for Accounting 436
Most Popular Colleges for Accounting 441

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Accounting from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Erie paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Penn State Erie Accounting Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Accounting students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Erie took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $26,527.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Accounting From Penn State Erie?

$56,200 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

accounting who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Erie make an average of $56,200 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $44,879.

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Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Accounting?

Online degrees for the Penn State Erie accounting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Accounting

39 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
41.0% Women
2.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 39 students received their bachelor’s degree in accounting. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 41.0% of the accounting students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 51.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in accounting at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019, 2.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bachelor’s in Accounting Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Accounting 39

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 31
Business/Managerial Economics 8
Finance & Financial Management 57
International Business 13
Management Information Systems 38

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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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