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Accounting at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158. Of the 239 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2021, 26 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.

RIT Accounting Degrees Available

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

RIT Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at RIT 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
331
377
463
464
501
556
904

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in accounting from RIT. This makes it the #449 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Accounting Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from RIT. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

RIT Accounting Master’s Program

50% Women
Of the 2 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from RIT, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from RIT, 100% 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in accounting.

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

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

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 Rochester Institute of Technology.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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