Accounting at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and approximately 10,072 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.

SUNY Westchester Community College Accounting Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Accounting

SUNY Westchester Community College Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College Accounting Associate’s Program

53% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at SUNY Westchester Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Westchester Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	65

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 SUNY Westchester Community 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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