Accounting at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University stacks up to those at other schools.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 115 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Syracuse.

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

Syracuse Accounting Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Syracuse 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
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Accounting Schools	112

In 2021, 65 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Syracuse. This makes it the #72 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Syracuse Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Syracuse is $64,229. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 39% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 115 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Syracuse in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	70
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Syracuse Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Syracuse. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Syracuse, 54% 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 Syracuse University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Syracuse 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
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Real Estate
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 Syracuse 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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.