Accounting at Mercy College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Mercy College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and approximately 9,031 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 52 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercy.

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

Mercy Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mercy

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Mercy does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Mercy Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Mercy 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 Mercy 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 Online Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	48
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	68
Most Popular Online Accounting Associate’s Degree Schools	122
Most Focused Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	137
Most Popular Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	137
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	322
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	322
Most Popular Accounting Schools	328
Most Popular Accounting Associate’s Degree Schools	347
Most Focused Accounting Associate’s Degree Schools	347
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	442
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	519
Most Focused Accounting Schools	578
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	790
Best Accounting Schools	987

In 2019, 15 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Mercy. This makes it the #322 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Mercy

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

Mercy Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Mercy, about 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercy since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Mercy College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mercy Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Mercy in 2018-2019, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Mercy does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mercy 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 Mercy 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 Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.