Accounting at Point Park University

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

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,099 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 20 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Point Park.

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

Point Park Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Point Park

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Point Park does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Point Park Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Point Park 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	146
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	438
Best Accounting Schools	510
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	566
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	663
Most Popular Accounting Schools	757
Most Focused Accounting Schools	908

Accounting Student Demographics at Point Park

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

Point Park Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Point Park. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Point Park since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Point Park 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 Point Park University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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

Point Park also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 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 Point Park 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 J. James under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.