Accounting at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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

SUNY Poly is located in Utica, New York and approximately 3,023 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from SUNY Poly.

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 Poly Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Poly

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

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Poly Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Poly performed in these rankings.

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 Poly 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	25
Most Focused Accounting Schools	72
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	118
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	208
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238
Most Popular Accounting Schools	391
Best Accounting Schools	409
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	469
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	520

In 2019, 28 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SUNY Poly. This makes it the #208 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SUNY Poly

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

SUNY Poly Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Poly since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SUNY Poly 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 Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY Poly Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SUNY Poly, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Poly 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 Polytechnic Institute.

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 Bssasidhar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.