Accounting at York College of Pennsylvania

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

YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,039 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from YCP.

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

YCP Accounting Degrees Available

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

YCP Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at YCP 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 YCP 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
	39
	185
	271
	354
	387
	434
	531
	618

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in accounting from YCP. This makes it the #388 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of YCP Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at YCP is $46,121. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at YCP

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

YCP Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from YCP. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at YCP 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 York College of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

YCP Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 accounting majors earned their master's degree from YCP. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from YCP, 90% 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 York College of Pennsylvania with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

YCP 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from York College of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	29

Related Majors

• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurial Studies

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 York College of Pennsylvania.

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.