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2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$11,771 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 3,659 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Montgomery County Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montco are $10,350 a year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Montco take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,260.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Pennsylvania. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $8,295 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Allegheny County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCAC are $8,323 per year. On average, accounting graduates from CCAC take out $17,184 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCCC are $8,430 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $9,900 per year.

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Bucks County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bucks County Community College are $9,098 a year.

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Reading Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Reading, RACC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RACC are $10,170 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at RACC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,975.

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With a ranking of #8, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

Northampton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Accounting majors at Northampton Community College take out an average of $18,778 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania Highlands is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pennsylvania Highlands are $8,820 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Strayer University - Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their associate degree. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Trevose.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Pennsylvania are $13,515 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Strayer University - Pennsylvania carry an average student debtload of $33,234.

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Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 7,419
Maryland 1,311
New Jersey 2,166
District of Columbia 497
Delaware 306

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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