Best Accounting Programs in Pennsylvania in 2027

• Highest Score69.2 out of 100

  Strongest CredentialsAACSB accreditation confirmed on the official list

  Temple University

  Accounting

  Pennsylvania · BBA

  Temple University's BBA Review
• Lowest Price$354 per credit

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)

  Pennsylvania · BSBA

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania's BSBA Review
• Highest Graduate Earnings$130,990 median earnings

  Bucknell University

  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting & Financial Management (Accounting)

  Pennsylvania · BSBA

  Bucknell University's BSBA Review
• Most FlexibleFully Online, asynchronous, 12- and 15-week terms

  Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

  Accounting

  Pennsylvania · BS

  Pennsylvania State University-World Campus's BS Review

You'll find these programs in Philadelphia, Villanova, Lewisburg, Bethlehem, Elizabethtown, University Park and Slippery Rock. Temple, Penn State World Campus and Slippery Rock are public, and the other four are private nonprofits. Pay is solid here, and the top 10% of accountants and auditors earn $130,270 or more. If you're aiming for the certified public accountant (CPA) license, you'll want to plan for 150 credit hours.

Pennsylvania's list is built from accounting bachelor's degrees, whether you study on campus or from home. Before we credit any accreditation, we check the school against the AACSB, ACBSP and International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) membership lists. Programs are scored on cost, graduate earnings, completion, flexibility, track record, accreditation and reputation, and the methodology page shows how those fit together.

• The school is based in Pennsylvania
• In-state rate shown when the school publishes one
• Scored the same way as every list, and compared only with programs at its own degree level

Each Program Score blends seven factors: Cost 20%, Graduate Earnings 20%, Completion 15%, Flexibility 15%, Credential Alignment 10%, Track Record 10%, Program Reputation 10% (method version 2.0).

Tuition Costs by Credit and by Degree

Elizabethtown lists $525 per credit, which comes to $65,625 over 125 credits. Penn State World Campus lists $644 per credit for the first 59 credits and $692 after that. Temple lists $739 per credit, or $91,636 for 124. These totals don't include transfer credit, so if a school accepts more of your earlier coursework, you can pay less than the sticker price.

Slippery Rock's bachelor's is 120 credits. You'll also find that it gives active duty military and spouses a 15 percent tuition discount on its online undergraduate programs.

Campus Degrees at Villanova, Bucknell and Lehigh

If you want the on-campus experience, three Pennsylvania schools offer it. Villanova has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and reports a 92% graduation rate. Bucknell's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an accounting focus reports 86%, and Lehigh's Bachelor of Science in Business, Accounting reports 88%.

All three are AACSB accredited. Lehigh hosts a Beta Alpha Psi chapter and the Segal Accounting Distinguished Speaker Series, and recruiters treat it as a key school. Villanova reports nearly 100% of accounting majors placed full time by graduation.

It also offers combined paths with the Master of Accounting with Data Analytics to get you to the 150 credit hours for CPA licensure. At Bucknell, majors often land internships with top accounting firms, and select students can take on a hands-on capstone through the Student Managed Investment Fund.

Study From Home With a Pennsylvania Degree

Four Pennsylvania schools let you finish the whole bachelor's from home. Temple adds a Data Analytics concentration. Elizabethtown lets you pair accounting with Human Resources, Management or Marketing and offers employer partner pricing. Penn State World Campus starts new classes three times a year in 12- or 15-week terms.

Slippery Rock is a public university with an AACSB accredited degree, a business internship program that earns college credit, and electives in forensic accounting and internal auditing. Before you choose, read our CPA requirements guide. The 150-hour rule shapes what you'll do after the bachelor's.