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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 99,265 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across New York, there were 7,598 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,844 and $20,187 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,166 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York” ranking looked at 52 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york associate degree accounting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Long Island Business Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York. Flushing, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elyon College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. Elyon College is a small school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 3 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 173 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kingsborough Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 104 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Herkimer County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Herkimer College is located in Herkimer, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 11 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Hostos Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s accounting degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Niagara County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking, coming in at #8. Niagara County Community College is a small school located in Sanborn, New York that handed out 32 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Sullivan County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. SUNY Sullivan is a small school located in Loch Sheldrake, New York that handed out 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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SUNY Westchester Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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The College of Westchester landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. The College of Westchester is a private for-profit institution located in White Plains, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tompkins Cortland Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. Tompkins Cortland is a public institution located in Dryden, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. Jefferson Community College is located in Watertown, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking, coming in at #14. BMCC is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 127 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
Orange County Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. Located in Middletown, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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Nassau Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. Nassau Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 72 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school situated in Schenectady, New York. It awarded 13 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Suffolk County Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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Finger Lakes Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 16 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 24 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. Located in Liverpool, New York, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
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Adirondack Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. Located in Queensbury, New York, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Bryant & Stratton College - Albany did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. Bryant & Stratton College - Albany is a small school located in Albany, New York that handed out 2 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Online landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit institution located in Orchard Park, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Queensborough Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Accounting Major in New York list. QCC is located in Bayside, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 associates’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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