Pennsylvania contains 124 schools that offer CPA programs. University of Pennsylvania, the highest-ranking CPA school in PA, has a total student population of 24,599 and is the 5th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 124 CPA schools in Pennsylvania, only 11 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Joseph's University comes out as the most expensive ($34,548/yr), with Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as the lowest recorded at only $10,833/yr.
CPA students from Pennsylvania schools who go on to become certified public accountants, accountants, finance accountants, tax accountants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,106,980 people working as accountants and auditors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $67,430. Also, Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents make on average $53,800 per year and there are about 69,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Pennsylvania alone, there are 4,790 employed tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents earning an average yearly salary of $45,280. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $67,780/yr and there are 48,700 employed.
Also, within the CPA schools in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from CPA, there are 10679 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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