Accounting at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

Hofstra Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Hofstra Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Hofstra, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Taxation
• Other Business, Management & Marketing

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 Hofstra 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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.