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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in New York

55 Colleges
$46,844 Avg Salary
$20,187 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

With 1,804 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the #14 most popular major in New York.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Accounting Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in New York to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

Baruch College

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Baruch College the most popular school in New York for accounting students. Baruch is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, NY

The excellent programs at Queens College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in New York. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in New York list. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Out of the 55 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Full Accounting at Binghamton University Report

#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Accounting at University at Albany Report

Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Read full report on Accounting at Pace University - New York

#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular accounting programs. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 582
Maryland 311
New Jersey 577
District of Columbia 209
Delaware 72

Accounting is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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