Accounting at Lehman College

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

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 15,091. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Lehman.

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

Lehman Accounting Degrees Available

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

Lehman Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Lehman 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 Lehman 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
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	329
	1,007

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Lehman. This makes it the #163 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Lehman Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehman is $41,853. 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 Lehman

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

Lehman Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Lehman. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 Lehman College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	95
White	10
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lehman Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Lehman. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 94% of degree recipients. That is 58% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 Lehman 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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.