Accounting at Canisius College

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 Canisius College stacks up to those at other schools.

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 2,820.

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

Canisius Accounting Degrees Available

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

Canisius Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Canisius 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Canisius

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

Canisius Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Canisius since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Canisius 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 Canisius College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Canisius Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Canisius does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Canisius, 76% 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 Canisius College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Canisius College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	76
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	26

Related Majors

• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 Canisius College.

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 Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.