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General Accounting at CUNY Lehman College

If you plan to study General Accounting, consider the program at CUNY Lehman College. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUNY Lehman College is in Bronx, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 181 general accounting degrees were awarded at CUNY Lehman College.

Studying Online at CUNY Lehman College

Online coursework is an option at CUNY Lehman College. Of 13,324 students, 3,198 (24%) studied exclusively online and 6,465 (49%) took at least some classes online.

General Accounting Rankings at CUNY Lehman College

These rankings give you a sense of how CUNY Lehman College’s General Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New York	#5 of 54
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#10 of 158
Best Value	Nationwide	#22 of 896
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#37 of 51
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#100 of 148
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#448 of 842

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New York	#5 of 54
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#10 of 158
Best Value	Nationwide	#22 of 896
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#37 of 51
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#100 of 148
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#448 of 842

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Accounting graduates at CUNY Lehman College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Accounting graduates at CUNY Lehman College are 60% women (109) and 40% men (72).

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at CUNY Lehman College

Of the 162 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at CUNY Lehman College, 60% were women (98) and 40% were men (64).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	94
Black / African American	30
Asian	16
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	10

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY Lehman College, above the national average of 35%.*

General Accounting Master’s Program at CUNY Lehman College

Among the 19 master’s general accounting graduates at CUNY Lehman College, 58% were women (11) and 42% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	15
Black / African American	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of General Accounting master’s degree recipients at CUNY Lehman College, above the national average of 35%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Students who finish General Accounting program at CUNY Lehman College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

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.