Accounting at La Salle University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at La Salle University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

La Salle is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,624. Of the 296 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from La Salle University in 2021, 54 of them were accounting majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

La Salle Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

La Salle Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at La Salle compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at La Salle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
	54
	93
	127
	144
	192
	194
	256
	429

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in accounting from La Salle. This makes it the #195 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at La Salle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at La Salle University.

La Salle Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at La Salle awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at La Salle since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at La Salle are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from La Salle University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	34
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

La Salle Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in accounting from La Salle. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. La Salle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from La Salle, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from La Salle University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

La Salle also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for La Salle University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,360	$48,580
Credit Analysts	2,330	$80,710
Financial Examiners	1,530	$91,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Edward J. Picardy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.