Accounting at Binghamton University

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

Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and approximately 18,148 students attend the school each year.

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

Binghamton University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Binghamton University Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Binghamton University 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Binghamton University

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

Binghamton University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Binghamton University since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Binghamton University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	49
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Binghamton University Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Binghamton University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Binghamton University, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	44
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Binghamton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	261

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• 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 Binghamton 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 Claire H under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.