Accounting at Hofstra University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Hofstra University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Hofstra.

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

Hofstra Accounting Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Hofstra 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
	94
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	100
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	150
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	340

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Hofstra. This makes it the #101 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Hofstra Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $42,692. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 77 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hofstra, about 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	51
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hofstra Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 50 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Hofstra, about 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Hofstra 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 Hofstra, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Hofstra 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
• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business

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 Hofstra 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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.