Accounting at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 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.

RIT Accounting Degrees Available

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

RIT Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 58% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting and Finance	10
Accounting	2

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 Rochester Institute of Technology.

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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.