Accounting at University of Pennsylvania

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UPenn, 60% were white. This is typical 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

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 University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,360	$48,580
Credit Analysts	2,330	$80,710
Financial Examiners	1,530	$91,850

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 WestCoastivieS under License

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