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Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in New York

50 Colleges
$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, accounting students earned 7,419 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the best school in New York for accounting students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in New York. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#3

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 50 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Ithaca College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Manhattan College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Out of the 50 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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#8

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

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#9

Siena College

Loudonville, NY

Siena College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Siena is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loudonville.

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#10

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

SUNY Geneseo landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree accounting programs. Located in the distant town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,659
Maryland 1,311
New Jersey 2,166
District of Columbia 497
Delaware 306

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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