2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Master's 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at La Salle are $1,455 a year.
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Out of the 23 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Radnor.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 per year.
University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Holy Family University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Holy Family are $12,181 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend York College of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at YCP are $11,646 a year.
YCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
Villanova also took the #3 spot in our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Bloomsburg graduate students pay an average of $11,871 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Joseph’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St. Joe’s also is in the top 15% of our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
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Lehigh University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lehigh is ranked #5 for overall quality for accounting in Pennsylvania.
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Temple University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 7,419 |
| Maryland | 1,311 |
| New Jersey | 2,166 |
| District of Columbia | 497 |
| Delaware | 306 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Accounting
| 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 23 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.
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