Accounting at Excelsior College

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Excelsior College stacks up to those at other schools.

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 103 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Excelsior College.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Excelsior College does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Excelsior College Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Excelsior College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
	24
	35
	51
	70
	197
	622
	833

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

Of the 103 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Excelsior College, about 37% were men and 63% were 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 also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting and Business/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 Excelsior College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Financial Examiners	9,030	$115,980
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Credit Analysts	7,440	$119,180
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4,830	$70,560

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.