Accounting at Lehigh University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Lehigh University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067. Of the 1,423 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in 2021, 73 of them were accounting majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Lehigh Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Lehigh Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Lehigh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Lehigh is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Schools	346
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	481
Most Focused Accounting Schools	548

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Lehigh. This makes it the #482 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Lehigh Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehigh is $71,520. This is 54% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Lehigh

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Lehigh University.

Lehigh Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lehigh. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Lehigh are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	49
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lehigh Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Lehigh in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Lehigh does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Lehigh, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lehigh University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.