Accounting at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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

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

Penn State University Park Accounting Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Penn State University Park 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	140
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Penn State University Park Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Penn State University Park does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Penn State University Park, 65% 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	91
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.