Accounting at The College of Westchester

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at The College of Westchester stacks up to those at other schools.

CW is located in White Plains, New York and approximately 934 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from CW.

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

CW Accounting Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

CW Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at CW 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 CW 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
	43
	56
	65
	337
	368
	370
	404
	404
	417
	608
	813
	864
	898
	955
	1,215
	1,347
	1,370

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from CW Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at CW is $38,045. 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 CW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at The College of Westchester.

CW Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

CW does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The College of Westchester with a associate's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CW Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from CW. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at CW since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 The College of Westchester with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The College of Westchester. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	17
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	9

Related Majors

• Business Administration & 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 The College of Westchester.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.