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2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$9,365 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,070 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Accounting

Our analysis found Harrisburg Area Community College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

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

Full Accounting at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montgomery County Community College is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montco are $10,350 a year.

Full Accounting at Montgomery County Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bucks County Community College is a great value for accounting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bucks County Community College are $9,098 per year.

Full Accounting at Bucks County Community College Report

#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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large 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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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.

CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Accounting at Community College of Allegheny County

Delaware County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $10,350 per year.

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Reading Area Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate accounting programs. Located in the city of Reading, RACC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RACC are $10,170 a year.

Full Accounting at Reading Area Community College Report

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Colleges 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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