Accounting at Lehigh University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Lehigh University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067. Of the 441 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in 2021, 73 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.

Lehigh Accounting Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Lehigh 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
	3
	6
	346
	481
	548

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Lehigh. This makes it the #482 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Lehigh Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehigh is $71,520. This is 54% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Lehigh. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	49
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lehigh Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Lehigh. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Lehigh does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Lehigh, 100% 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 Lehigh University with a master's in accounting.

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

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lehigh University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	76

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 Lehigh University.

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
• Image Credit: By IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.