Accounting at Canisius College

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

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 2,820 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 35 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Canisius.

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

Canisius Accounting Degrees Available

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

Canisius Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Canisius compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Canisius is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	15
	63
	124
	151
	226
	484
	519
	617
	620
	643
	813

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Canisius. This makes it the #125 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Canisius

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

Canisius Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Canisius since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Canisius are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Canisius College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Canisius Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Canisius does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Canisius, 78% 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 Canisius College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	32
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Canisius also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

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 Canisius College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Financial Examiners	9,030	$115,980
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Credit Analysts	7,440	$119,180
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4,830	$70,560

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 Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.