Accounting at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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

SUNY Poly is located in Utica, New York and has a total student population of 3,044. In 2021, 28 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Poly.

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 Poly Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Poly

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

SUNY Poly does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Poly Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SUNY Poly 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 Poly 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
	7
	42
	113
	239
	287
	345
	396
	404
	437
	440
	745
	770
	828
	851
	1,054

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SUNY Poly. This makes it the #114 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SUNY Poly

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

SUNY Poly Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Poly, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SUNY Poly 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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SUNY Poly Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from SUNY Poly in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. SUNY Poly 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 Poly, 68% 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 Polytechnic Institute with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY Poly 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 Polytechnic Institute.

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 Bssasidhar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.