Accounting and Finance at Excelsior University

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

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 and Finance section at the bottom of this page.

Excelsior University Accounting and Finance Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Excelsior University does offer online education options in accounting and finance for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Excelsior University Accounting and Finance Rankings

Accounting and Finance Student Demographics at Excelsior University

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

Excelsior University Accounting and Finance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of accounting and finance master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting and finance master's degree from Excelsior University, 67% 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 and finance.

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

Related Majors

• Accounting and Business/Management

Careers That Accounting and Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting and finance 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
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Budget Analysts	3,150	$78,540

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.