Accounting at Manhattan College

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

Manhattan is located in Riverdale, New York and has a total student population of 4,232. In 2019, 47 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Manhattan.

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

Manhattan Accounting Degrees Available

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

Manhattan Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Manhattan 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	70
Most Focused Accounting Schools	139
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	145
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	212
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284
Most Popular Accounting Schools	300
Best Accounting Schools	320
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326

In 2019, 27 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Manhattan. This makes it the #212 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Manhattan

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

Manhattan Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Manhattan in 2019, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Manhattan since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Manhattan 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 Manhattan College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Manhattan Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Manhattan in 2019, 70% were men and 30% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Manhattan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Manhattan, 85% 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 Manhattan College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Manhattan 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 Manhattan 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 Trollness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.