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General Accounting at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

If you are interested in studying General Accounting, consider the program at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus sits in University Park, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 101 general accounting degrees were awarded at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

Online & Distance Learning at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Online coursework is an option at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. Of 13,774 students, 13,623 (99%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 146 (1%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of General Accounting graduates at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, General Accounting graduates at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus are 58% women (59) and 42% men (42).

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Among the 73 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, 62% were women (45) and 38% were men (28).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	48
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	2
Asian	7
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, lower than the national average of 35%.*

General Accounting Master’s Program at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Of the 16 master’s general accounting degrees awarded at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, 50% were women (8) and 50% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting master’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 19% of General Accounting master’s degree recipients at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, lower than the national average of 35%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the General Accounting program at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

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.