2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate 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.
The Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Accounting
Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. HACC is a 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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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montco are $10,350 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-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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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a moderately-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 undergraduate certificate programs at Community College of Allegheny County helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.
CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Delaware County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delaware County Community College are $9,900 a year.
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Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northampton Community College are $10,350 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Reading Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Reading, RACC is a public school with a small student population.
RACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 8 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).
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