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Murrysville, Pennsylvania has 5 accredited schools offering accounting programs, with tuition ranging from $7,272 to $16,744 per year for indexed programs. Murrysville has a population of about 20,839. Median household income is $120,685 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 56.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, the top-earning accounting-related role is Financial Manager at a median $136,330 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer accounting programs near Murrysville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Murrysville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Murrysville. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Pennsylvania schools on the Pennsylvania accounting page.
Murrysville is part of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area (BLS area code 38300). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Pennsylvania statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant and Auditor | $76,940 | Pittsburgh, PA | $81,246 |
| Financial Manager | $136,330 | Pittsburgh, PA | $143,960 |
| Financial Analyst | $82,530 | Pittsburgh, PA | $87,149 |
| Budget Analyst | $84,660 | Pittsburgh, PA | $89,398 |
| Tax Preparer | $61,140 | Pittsburgh, PA | $64,562 |
| Tax Examiner and Collector | $55,950 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,081 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk | $47,250 | Pittsburgh, PA | $49,894 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 20,839 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $120,685 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 56.4% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 94.7 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Accounting-related employment in Westmoreland County | 584 workers, 140 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering accounting programs near Murrysville are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying accounting-related roles near Murrysville are: Financial Manager ($136,330), Budget Analyst ($84,660), Financial Analyst ($82,530). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Pennsylvania statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Monroeville, PA is 5.7 miles from Murrysville and has its own set of local accounting programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Murrysville’s median household income of $120,685 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Murrysville while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Pennsylvania public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Murrysville:
Data verified: July 23, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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