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Accounting at CUNY Hunter College

If you plan to study Accounting, take a look at what CUNY Hunter College. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUNY Hunter College is in New York, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 95 accounting degrees were awarded at CUNY Hunter College.

Studying Online at CUNY Hunter College

Distance learning is available at CUNY Hunter College. Among 22,538 students, 735 (3%) studied exclusively online and 8,220 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at CUNY Hunter College

Use these rankings to compare CUNY Hunter College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#2 of 187
Best Value	New York	#2 of 71
Best Value	Nationwide	#9 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#21 of 72
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#65 of 188
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#264 of 1,145

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#2 of 187
Best Value	New York	#2 of 71
Best Value	Nationwide	#9 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#21 of 72
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#65 of 188
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#264 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from CUNY Hunter College

Students who complete CUNY Hunter College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$43,643
2 years	$44,367
3 years	$56,318
4 years	$65,223
5 years	$71,699

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from CUNY Hunter College take home a median $65,223, compared with $68,281 for all CUNY Hunter College graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Accounting graduates from CUNY Hunter College stands at $11,070.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Accounting graduates at CUNY Hunter College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at CUNY Hunter College are 56% women (53) and 44% men (42).

Accounting Bachelor’s Program at CUNY Hunter College

Of the 78 bachelor’s accounting degrees awarded at CUNY Hunter College, 58% were women (45) and 42% were men (33).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	2
Asian	36
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	4

Minority students account for 74% of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College, above the national average of 35%.*

Accounting Master’s Program at CUNY Hunter College

Of the 17 master’s accounting degrees awarded at CUNY Hunter College, 47% were women (8) and 53% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting master’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1
Asian	8
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 71% of Accounting master’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College, higher than the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at CUNY Hunter College

The Accounting program at CUNY Hunter College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	95

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at CUNY Hunter College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.