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2024 Best Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania

62 Colleges in Pennsylvania
3,101 Accounting Degrees Awarded
Accounting is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 62 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,101 degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Accounting School

Best Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of accounting 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 schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Accounting Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Accounting
Bachelor's Degrees in Accounting
Master's Degrees in Accounting
Doctor's Degrees in Accounting

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Accounting 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 degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in Accounting

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In PA
40 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in accounting has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 accounting students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
149 Accounting Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Villanova University if you wish to pursue a degree in accounting. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were about 149 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA
76 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Lehigh University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were about 76 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
174 Accounting Degrees Awarded

University of Scranton is a great decision for students interested in a degree in accounting. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Scranton is a great university overall.

There were approximately 174 accounting students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
158 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 158 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA
78 Accounting Degrees Awarded

St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Joe's is a great university overall.

There were roughly 78 accounting students who graduated with this degree at St. Joe's in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
236 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were approximately 236 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
139 Accounting Degrees Awarded

WCUPA is a large public university located in the suburb of West Chester. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WCUPA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 139 accounting students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in accounting from West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
88 Accounting Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #228 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.

There were about 88 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.

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Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33rd Most Popular In PA

Muhlenberg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Allentown. A Best Colleges rank of #350 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Muhlenberg is a great college overall.

There were approximately 19 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Muhlenberg in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Accounting students in the state of Pennsylvania that almost earned our Best Accounting Schools in Pennsylvania award.

Rank College Location
11 La Salle University Philadelphia, PA
12 Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA
13 Widener University Chester, PA
14 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
15 Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA

Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 6,187
Maryland 618 931
New Jersey 614 1,924
District of Columbia 441 388
Delaware 345 264

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One of 5 majors within the Accounting area of study, Accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting and Finance 283
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 263
Accounting and Business/Management 114
Other Accounting and Related Services 7
Auditing 5

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