Accounting at New York 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 New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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

NYU Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

NYU Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 143 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from NYU in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	33
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Related Majors

• Construction Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Other Business, Management & Marketing

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 New York 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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.