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Accounting at CUNY LaGuardia Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, consider the program at CUNY LaGuardia Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUNY LaGuardia Community College is located in Long Island City, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 77 accounting degrees were awarded at CUNY LaGuardia Community College.

Studying Online at CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Many students take online classes at CUNY LaGuardia Community College. Of 14,494 students, 920 (6%) studied exclusively online and 5,078 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Use these rankings to compare CUNY LaGuardia Community College’s Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New York	#15 of 71
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#16 of 187
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#35 of 72
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#94 of 188
Best Value	Nationwide	#106 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#416 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Those who finish CUNY LaGuardia Community College’s Accounting program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$22,640
2 years	$25,194
3 years	$30,621
4 years	$42,402
5 years	$45,254

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from CUNY LaGuardia Community College earn a median of $42,402, compared with $41,332 for all CUNY LaGuardia Community College graduates — about 3% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Accounting graduates from CUNY LaGuardia Community College comes in at $6,553.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Accounting graduates at CUNY LaGuardia Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at CUNY LaGuardia Community College are 65% women (50) and 35% men (27).

Accounting Associate’s Program at CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Of the 77 associate’s accounting degrees awarded at CUNY LaGuardia Community College, 65% were women (50) and 35% were men (27).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	22
Black / African American	10
Asian	20
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	15

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at CUNY LaGuardia Community College, above the national average of 46%.*

*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 LaGuardia Community College

The Accounting program at CUNY LaGuardia Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	77

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at CUNY LaGuardia Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying 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.