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Accounting at SUNY Old Westbury

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Accounting at SUNY Old Westbury

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what SUNY Old Westbury has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 5,007 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 104 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Old Westbury.

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 Old Westbury Accounting Degrees Available

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

SUNY Old Westbury Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SUNY Old Westbury 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 SUNY Old Westbury 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
21
58
128
141
161
196
268
329
340
422
544
698
700
770
896

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SUNY Old Westbury. This makes it the #269 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SUNY Old Westbury Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Old Westbury is $44,861. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Accounting Student Demographics at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury Accounting Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from SUNY Old Westbury. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Old Westbury since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Old Westbury with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

SUNY Old Westbury Accounting Master’s Program

53% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from SUNY Old Westbury in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. SUNY Old Westbury does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SUNY Old Westbury 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 SUNY Old Westbury. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting 123

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 Old Westbury.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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