Accounting at Excelsior College

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Excelsior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 21,974. Of the 438 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in 2021, 103 of them were accounting majors.

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

Excelsior College Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Excelsior College does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Excelsior College performed in these rankings.

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 Excelsior College 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
	19
	33
	38
	53
	107
	129
	153
	207
	219
	315
	387
	1,154

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Excelsior College. This makes it the #388 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Excelsior College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	99
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Excelsior College Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Excelsior College awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Excelsior College, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Excelsior College 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Excelsior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	103
Accounting and Business/Management	10

Related Majors

• Telecommunications Management
• Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 Excelsior 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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.