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Accounting at King’s College

If you plan to study Accounting, consider the program at King’s College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

King’s College sits in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 28 accounting degrees were awarded at King’s College.

Studying Online at King’s College

Many students take online classes at King’s College. Of 1,939 students, 248 (13%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 149 (8%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at King’s College

These rankings give you a sense of how King’s College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#30 of 65
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#32 of 65
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#102 of 188
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#122 of 187
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#453 of 1,145
Best Value	Nationwide	#919 of 1,141

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from King’s College

Graduates of King’s College’s Accounting program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$56,371
2 years	$44,468
3 years	$53,831
4 years	$59,576
5 years	$65,162

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from King’s College earn a median of $59,576, compared with $57,910 for all King’s College graduates — about 3% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Accounting graduates from King’s College is $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Accounting graduates at King’s College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at King’s College are 36% women (10) and 64% men (18).

Accounting Bachelor’s Program at King’s College

Of the 28 bachelor’s accounting degrees awarded at King’s College, 36% were women (10) and 64% were men (18).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at King’s College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	6
Asian	1

Minority students account for 25% of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at King’s College, below the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at King’s College

This Accounting program at King’s College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	28

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at King’s College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.