by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 3,101 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,465 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 78 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grove City College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania. Grove City College is a small school located in Grove City, Pennsylvania that handed out 42 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend King’s College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania list. King’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thiel College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Albright College landed the #5 spot on the list. Albright College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 24 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Keystone College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Keystone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in La Plume, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Lycoming College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Robert Morris University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
La Roche University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Susquehanna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Susquehanna is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #11. Westminster College Pennsylvania is a small school located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Vincent College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It awarded 20 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Penn College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania list. Central Penn College is a small school located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
DeSales University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Washington & Jefferson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Washington, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #16. Pitt Johnstown is a public institution located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
La Salle University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania list. La Salle University is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 54 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Greensburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 73 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #20. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Joseph’s University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking. St. Joe’s is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 75 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Alvernia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania list. Alvernia University is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Geneva College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Neumann University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Neumann is a small school located in Aston, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Chestnut Hill College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Pennsylvania ranking. CHC is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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