Accounting at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489. In 2021, 44 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY New Paltz.

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

SUNY New Paltz Accounting Degrees Available

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

SUNY New Paltz Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz 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
	260
	268
	317
	321
	365
	390
	412
	429
	552
	580
	703
	714
	743
	912
	915

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SUNY New Paltz. This makes it the #269 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from SUNY New Paltz. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY New Paltz since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SUNY New Paltz are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY New Paltz Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from SUNY New Paltz in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 78% 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 SUNY New Paltz with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 SUNY New Paltz.

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 crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.