Best colleges for accounting in New York
Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in accounting, ranked by Compass Score.
Best colleges for accounting in New York70 schools
70 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Schools in New York.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Offers a bachelor’s program in accounting, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · PublicHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade A- · Top 13%
- 2
Yeshiva University
New York, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade C+
- 3
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 8% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade C+
- 4
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · PublicHonor RollTop 2% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade A+ · Top 1%
- 5
Fordham University
Bronx, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 6% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade C+
- 6
Touro University
New York, NY · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B-
- 7
Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofitTop 9% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade C+
- 8
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · PublicExcellent: Compass grade A-
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade A- · Top 16%
- 9
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade C+
- 10
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY · PublicExcellent: Compass grade A-
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade A- · Top 14%
- 11
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofitTop 13% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade C+
- 12
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofitTop 10% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade C+
- 13
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY · PublicExcellent: Compass grade A-
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B+ · Top 26%
- 14
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY · Private nonprofitTop 5% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B-
- 15
St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofitTop 15% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B-
- 16
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY · PublicTop 2% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade A+ · Top 1%
- 17Tie
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY · Private nonprofitTop 15% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B-
- 17Tie
Siena College
Loudonville, NY · Private nonprofitTop 10% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B-
- 19
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofitTop 16% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B · Top 41%
- 20
Nazareth University
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofitTop 17% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade C+
- 21
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY · PublicTop 22% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B+ · Top 26%
- 22
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY · Private nonprofitTop 11% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B-
- 23
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofitTop 21% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B+ · Top 26%
- 24
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY · Private nonprofitTop 15% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B · Top 41%
- 25
Molloy University
Rockville Centre, NY · Private nonprofitTop 9% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in accounting
- Value grade B · Top 41%
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton University | $21,620 | $18,500 | $80,596 | 82% |
| Yeshiva University | $49,965 | $18,250 | $71,353 | 83% |
| Syracuse University | $38,793 | $26,000 | $79,164 | 84% |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | $3,033 | $11,512 | $75,971 | 72% |
| Fordham University | $44,338 | $24,300 | $85,569 | 82% |
| Touro University | $29,627 | $15,547 | $53,419 | 72% |
| Marist University | $41,544 | $25,000 | $77,819 | 80% |
| University at Buffalo | $20,995 | $19,000 | $70,814 | 75% |
| Bard College | $34,649 | $24,254 | $46,543 | 68% |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | $18,211 | $19,500 | $67,316 | 71% |
| Ithaca College | $33,926 | $24,000 | $63,548 | 76% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | $34,906 | $26,778 | $76,571 | 70% |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | $18,809 | $18,750 | $58,073 | 72% |
| Clarkson University | $30,305 | $26,000 | $89,696 | 75% |
| St. John Fisher University | $28,945 | $23,250 | $66,944 | 74% |
| CUNY Hunter College | $2,984 | $11,000 | $63,163 | 57% |
| Hofstra University | $34,176 | $23,621 | $69,039 | 69% |
| Siena College | $33,733 | $26,561 | $76,079 | 75% |
| Le Moyne College | $22,277 | $23,000 | $62,731 | 73% |
| Nazareth University | $29,357 | $26,038 | $56,458 | 73% |
| SUNY Oneonta | $19,158 | $19,812 | $60,386 | 69% |
| Adelphi University | $30,783 | $25,000 | $75,482 | 67% |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | $19,035 | $22,000 | $63,905 | 69% |
| Niagara University | $17,248 | $25,475 | $56,196 | 75% |
| Molloy University | $24,347 | $27,000 | $77,789 | 70% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 23
- Alaska 4
- Arizona 8
- Arkansas 19
- California 42
- Colorado 9
- Connecticut 17
- Delaware 4
- District of Columbia 9
- Florida 32
- Georgia 38
- Hawaii 4
- Idaho 7
- Illinois 41
- Indiana 31
- Iowa 23
- Kansas 21
- Kentucky 21
- Louisiana 21
- Maine 7
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 27
- Michigan 35
- Minnesota 30
- Mississippi 11
- Missouri 32
- Montana 4
- Nebraska 10
- New Hampshire 8
- New Jersey 22
- New Mexico 6
- North Carolina 34
- North Dakota 7
- Ohio 54
- Oklahoma 18
- Oregon 15
- Pennsylvania 80
- Puerto Rico 38
- Rhode Island 8
- South Carolina 24
- South Dakota 9
- Tennessee 30
- Texas 61
- Utah 9
- Vermont 4
- Virginia 27
- Washington 15
- West Virginia 13
- Wisconsin 30