Accounting at Clarkson University

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 Clarkson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 4,025 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Clarkson.

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

Clarkson Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Clarkson Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Clarkson 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 Clarkson 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 Schools	1,356

Accounting Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Clarkson awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Clarkson since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• 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 Clarkson 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 RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.