Accounting and Finance at Clarkson University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting and finance school? To help you decide if Clarkson University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting and finance program.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 4,274. Of the 97 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clarkson University in 2019, 22 of them were accounting and finance majors.

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

Clarkson Accounting and Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance

Clarkson Accounting and Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting and finance programs across the country. The following shows how Clarkson performed in these rankings.

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 and finance major at Clarkson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting and Finance. 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
Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Accounting and Finance Schools	11
Most Focused Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Accounting and Finance Schools	24
Most Focused Accounting and Finance Schools	45

Accounting and Finance Student Demographics at Clarkson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting and finance majors at Clarkson University.

Clarkson Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from Clarkson in 2018-2019, 86% were men and 14% were women. The typical accounting and finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Clarkson since its program graduates 41% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University with a bachelor's in accounting and finance.

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

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

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting and Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting and finance 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 Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Budget Analysts	3,150	$78,540

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 RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.