Accounting at Saint Joseph’s University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Saint Joseph's University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

St. Joe's is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,779. Of the 740 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph's University in 2021, 75 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.

St. Joe’s Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at St. Joe's

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

St. Joe's does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

St. Joe’s Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at St. Joe's 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
	6
	16
	43
	54
	71
	260
	405
	521
	747

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in accounting from St. Joe’s. This is the #453 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at St. Joe's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Saint Joseph’s University.

St. Joe’s Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from St. Joe's. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Joe's since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at St. Joe's 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 Saint Joseph's University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	64
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

St. Joe’s Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at St. Joe's awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

St. Joe's 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 Saint Joseph's 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 Northjersey78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.