Accounting at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,871 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 92 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Hofstra.

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

Hofstra Accounting Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Hofstra 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 Hofstra 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	74
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Schools	121
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	226
Best Accounting Schools	247

In 2019, 73 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Hofstra. This makes it the #76 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Hofstra awarded 92 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	56
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Hofstra Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 73 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Hofstra. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hofstra 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 Hofstra 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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.