Accounting at Lackawanna College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Lackawanna College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,043 students attend the school each year. Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lackawanna College in 2021, 13 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.

Lackawanna College Accounting Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Lackawanna College Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Lackawanna College 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 Lackawanna College 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
	79
	183
	233
	366
	392
	399
	472
	687
	748
	863
	944
	987
	1,261
	1,352
	1,383

Accounting Student Demographics at Lackawanna College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Lackawanna College.

Lackawanna College Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at Lackawanna College are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lackawanna College with a associate's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lackawanna College Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Lackawanna College. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Lackawanna College 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 Lackawanna College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lackawanna College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	30

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Hospitality Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Business Administration & Management

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 Lackawanna College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.