Accounting at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

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

Clarion University is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,864 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 48 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Clarion University.

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

Clarion University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Clarion University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Clarion University offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Clarion University Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Clarion University 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 Clarion University 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
Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	25
Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	42
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	69
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	119
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	324
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	344
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	349
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	390
Most Popular Accounting Schools	474
Best Accounting Schools	488
Most Focused Accounting Schools	547

In 2019, 11 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Clarion University. This makes it the #390 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Clarion University Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clarion University is $39,600. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,900 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Clarion University

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

Clarion University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 48 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Clarion University. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Clarion University 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 Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Clarion University Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Clarion University in 2018-2019, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Clarion University, 73% 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 Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clarion University also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 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 Clarion University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	60

Related Majors

• Business Support & Assistant Services
• International Business
• Real Estate
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resource 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 Clarion University 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
• Image Credit: By Clarion, Pennsylvania under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.