Accounting at Excelsior University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Excelsior University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Excelsior University is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year.

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

Excelsior University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Excelsior University Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Excelsior University

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

Excelsior University Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Excelsior University, 62% 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 Excelsior University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Excelsior University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting and Business/Management	10

Related Majors

• Telecommunications Management
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management

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 Excelsior University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	104,580	$45,590
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Financial Examiners	9,030	$115,980

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.