Accounting at Canisius College

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

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 3,244 students attend the school each year. Of the 209 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Canisius College in 2019, 43 of them were accounting majors.

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

Canisius Accounting Degrees Available

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

Canisius Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Canisius 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 Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Accounting Schools	58
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	100
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	134
Most Popular Accounting Schools	221
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	260
Best Accounting Schools	279
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347

In 2019, 58 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Canisius. This makes it the #100 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Canisius

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Canisius College.

Canisius Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Canisius. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Canisius since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Canisius 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 Canisius College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Canisius Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 58 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Canisius in 2018-2019, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Canisius does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Canisius, 83% 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 Canisius College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Canisius also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Accounting and Related Services
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

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 NY, the home state for Canisius College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Financial Examiners	9,030	$115,980
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Credit Analysts	7,440	$119,180
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4,830	$70,560

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 Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.