Accounting at University of Pennsylvania

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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

UPenn Accounting Degrees Available

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

UPenn Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UPenn 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Accounting Bachelor’s Program

29% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UPenn are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPenn Accounting Master’s Program

10% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 48% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UPenn, 60% 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 University of Pennsylvania with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	40

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 University of Pennsylvania.

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
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