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2024 Best Accounting and Finance Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges in Pennsylvania
283 Accounting and Finance Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in accounting and finance, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #289 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for accounting and finance students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 283 degrees in accounting and finance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting and Finance School

Best Accounting and Finance Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of accounting and finance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for accounting and finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Accounting and Finance Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Accounting and Finance
Master's Degrees in Accounting and Finance

The accounting and finance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Accounting and Finance Schools in Pennsylvania. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Accounting and Finance in Pennsylvania

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the accounting and finance degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Accounting and Finance

1
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
190 Accounting and Finance Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in accounting and finance has to take a look at Drexel University. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 190 accounting and finance students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting and finance from Drexel University

2
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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
79 Accounting and Finance Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Bucknell University if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting and finance. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Lewisburg. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bucknell is a great university overall.

There were about 79 accounting and finance students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting and finance from Bucknell University

3
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Albright College
Reading, PA

Albright College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting and finance. Located in the city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 72nd out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.More information about a degree in accounting and finance from Albright College

4
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Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in accounting and finance has to look into Eastern University. Located in the suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 69th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 7 accounting and finance students who graduated with this degree at EU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting and finance from Eastern University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

It's hard to beat Strayer University - Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting and finance. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small private for-profit university located in the large suburb of Trevose. This university ranks 96th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 4 accounting and finance students who graduated with this degree at Strayer University - Pennsylvania in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in accounting and finance from Strayer University - Pennsylvania

Best Accounting and Finance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Accounting and Finance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 100
Maryland 618 112
New Jersey 614 3
District of Columbia 441 26
Delaware 345 20

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Accounting and Finance is one of 5 different types of Accounting programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 3,101
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 263
Accounting and Business/Management 114
Other Accounting and Related Services 7
Auditing 5

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