Accounting at SUNY Plattsburgh

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at SUNY Plattsburgh stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and has a total student population of 5,704. Of the 511 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2019, 75 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 Plattsburgh Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Plattsburgh

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SUNY Plattsburgh does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Plattsburgh Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	50
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233
Best Accounting Schools	268
Most Popular Accounting Schools	296
Most Focused Accounting Schools	323

Accounting Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	50
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Plattsburgh 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 Plattsburgh.

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 Erik Graham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.