Accounting at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany Accounting Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UAlbany 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 UAlbany, 60% 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 University at Albany with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	87

Related Majors

• Taxation
• 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 University at Albany.

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.