Accounting at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and has a total student population of 5,109. Of the 358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2021, 76 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.

SUNY Plattsburgh Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

SUNY Plattsburgh Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh 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
	197
	295
	325
	346
	731
	745
	834
	1,045

Earnings of SUNY Plattsburgh Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Plattsburgh is $40,412. 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 SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at SUNY Plattsburgh awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SUNY Plattsburgh are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	43
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Plattsburgh. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	76

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Hospitality 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 SUNY Plattsburgh.

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 Erik Graham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.