Accounting at Manhattan College

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

Manhattan is located in Riverdale, New York and approximately 3,965 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Manhattan.

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

Manhattan Accounting Degrees Available

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

Manhattan Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Manhattan 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 Manhattan 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 Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	453
Most Popular Accounting Schools	610

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Manhattan. This makes it the #349 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Manhattan

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

Manhattan Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Manhattan since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Manhattan are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Manhattan Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Manhattan awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Manhattan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Manhattan, 62% 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 Manhattan College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Construction Management
• Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 Manhattan 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 Trollness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.