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2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

8 Colleges
$31,137 Avg Salary
$23,182 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Colleges.

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

About 76% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 24% are male.

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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#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Westmoreland County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Westmoreland College is a small public school located in the rural area of Youngwood.

Women make up 50% of the accounting majors at the school.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Reading Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Reading, RACC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in accounting at RACC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Trevose.

About 75% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 25% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from Strayer University - Pennsylvania carry an average student debtload of $33,234.

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#6

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

Central Penn College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree accounting programs. Located in the large suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Cal U take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,422.

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#7

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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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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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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