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2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Community College of Allegheny County to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 35% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from CCAC carry an average student debt load of $17,184.

Full Accounting at Community College of Allegheny County Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Montgomery County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Montco accumulate an average of around $17,260 in student debt.

Read full report on Accounting at Montgomery County Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northampton County Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

Of the 21 students majoring in accounting at Northampton Community College, 38% are male and 62% are female.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at Northampton Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,778.

Read full report on Accounting at Northampton County Area Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luzerne County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in accounting at Luzerne County Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Luzerne County Community College accumulate an average of around $11,029 in student debt.

Full Accounting at Luzerne County Community College Report

#5

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lackawanna College is a great place for accounting students working on their associate degree. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Women make up 65% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at Lackawanna College

South Hills School of Business & Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of State College, South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in accounting at South Hills School of Business & Technology, 44% are male and 56% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, accounting graduates from South Hills School of Business & Technology carry an average student debt load of $16,690.

Read full report on Accounting at South Hills School of Business & Technology

Delaware County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania Highlands is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in accounting at Pennsylvania Highlands, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Reading Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small 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.

Read full report on Accounting at Reading Area Community College

#10

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree accounting programs. Located in the large 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.

Read full report on Accounting at Lehigh Carbon Community College

Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 31 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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