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2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
358 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,100 people earned their degree in accounting and finance, making the major the 302nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 533 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 358 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in accounting and finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting and finance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 22 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $14,683 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students with aid per year to attend Wilmington University.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Wilmington University

#2

Elmira College

Elmira, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Elmira College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Elmira, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting and finance students in 2019-2020.

Elmira also made our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $21,330 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students with aid per year to attend Elmira College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Elmira College

#3

Juniata College

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting and finance students in 2019-2020.

Juniata did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Juniata is $22,597 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Juniata College Accounting and Finance Report

#4

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Clarkson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Potsdam, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clarkson University is $29,015 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Clarkson

#5

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

EU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,284 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students with aid per year to attend EU.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Eastern University

#6

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Bucknell University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.

Bucknell also made our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Bucknell University is $42,502 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Bucknell University

#7

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Arcadia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Arcadia is a small school located in Glenside, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Arcadia also took the #8 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arcadia University is $27,189 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Arcadia University

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 202 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting and finance students in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Drexel University is $34,914 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Drexel

#9

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#2 in overall quality

Fordham University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $36,761 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students with aid per year to attend Fordham U.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at Fordham University

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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