Accounting at Hofstra University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Hofstra University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. Of the 436 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 77 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.

Hofstra Accounting Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Accounting Rankings

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

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 Hofstra 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
	94
	100
	150
	195
	340
	489
	626

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Hofstra. This makes it the #101 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Hofstra Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $42,692. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	51
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hofstra Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Hofstra, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Hofstra University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hofstra University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	127

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 Hofstra University.

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.