Accounting at Lehman College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Lehman College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 15,091 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 176 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Lehman.

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

Lehman Accounting Degrees Available

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

Lehman Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Lehman 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 Lehman 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
	52
	91
	127
	162
	229
	263
	329
	447
	479
	487
	678
	818
	847
	1,007
	1,159

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Lehman. This makes it the #163 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Lehman Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehman is $41,853. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Lehman

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

Lehman Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 176 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lehman, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 Lehman College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	95
White	10
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lehman Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 94% of degree recipients. That is 58% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lehman College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	209

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management

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 Lehman 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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.