Accounting at Hunter College

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Hunter College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 24,052. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Hunter.

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

Hunter Accounting Degrees Available

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

Hunter Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Hunter 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
	122
	178
	190
	306
	330
	398
	431
	453
	603
	665
	761
	830
	864
	1,000
	1,108

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Hunter. This makes it the #191 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Hunter Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hunter is $43,643. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hunter, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	15
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Hunter Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Hunter. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hunter College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	133

Related Majors

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 Hunter College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.