Accounting at Queens College

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Queens College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,746 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 452 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from QC.

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

QC Accounting Degrees Available

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

QC Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at QC 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 QC 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 Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Accounting Schools	6
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Accounting Schools	33
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	115
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	315
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	620
Best Accounting Schools	728

In 2019, 90 students received their master’s degree in accounting from QC. This makes it the #56 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 452 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from QC. About 46% were men and 54% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Queens College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	185
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	122
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

QC Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 90 accounting majors earned their master's degree from QC. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Queens College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	17
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

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 Queens 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.