Accounting at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,944 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 154 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UAlbany.

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

UAlbany Accounting Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UAlbany 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 UAlbany 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 Master’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular Accounting Schools	68
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	116
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	131
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231
Best Accounting Schools	250
Most Focused Accounting Schools	264
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	336

In 2019, 82 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UAlbany. This makes it the #66 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 154 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from UAlbany in 2018-2019, 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UAlbany 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	87
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UAlbany Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 82 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UAlbany. About 66% were men and 34% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UAlbany, 66% 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 University at Albany with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	54
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UAlbany 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 University at Albany.

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.