Accounting at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 16,515. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Fordham U.

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

Fordham U Accounting Degrees Available

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

Fordham U Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Fordham U 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	54
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Accounting Schools	79
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused Accounting Schools	334
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	774

In 2019, 141 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Fordham U. This makes it the #20 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 84 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Fordham U. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Fordham U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	48
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Fordham U Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 141 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Fordham U. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	108
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Accounting and Finance

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 Fordham University.

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.