Accounting at Alfred University

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

Alfred is located in Alfred, New York and has a total student population of 2,187. Of the 334 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Alfred University in 2021, 6 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.

Alfred Accounting Degrees Available

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

Alfred Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Alfred compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Alfred 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
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	248
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	484
	485
	843
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	904
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	907
Best Accounting Schools	1,180
	1,285
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,370

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Alfred. This makes it the #450 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Alfred Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Alfred is $40,160. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Alfred

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

Alfred Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Alfred. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Alfred since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

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

Alfred Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Alfred in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Alfred does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Alfred, 80% 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 Alfred University with a master's in accounting.

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

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

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• 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 Alfred University.

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 Benjamin D. Esham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.