Accounting at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and has a total student population of 5,087. Of the 275 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Old Westbury in 2019, 114 of them were accounting majors.

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

SUNY Old Westbury Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Old Westbury

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Old Westbury Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SUNY Old Westbury 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 SUNY Old Westbury 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Accounting Schools	17
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Popular Accounting Schools	141
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	171
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	318
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	443
Best Accounting Schools	560

In 2019, 35 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SUNY Old Westbury. This makes it the #171 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SUNY Old Westbury

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at SUNY Old Westbury.

SUNY Old Westbury Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 114 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from SUNY Old Westbury. About 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Old Westbury since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 SUNY Old Westbury with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Old Westbury Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. SUNY Old Westbury does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SUNY Old Westbury, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Old Westbury 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 SUNY Old Westbury.

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 crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.