Accounting and Related Services at New York University

New York, NY · Master's Degree · about 148 graduates a year

$82,270
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$134,461
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$95,833
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#1 of 349
Rank by pay
#3 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$33,052
Median federal debt

New York University graduates in accounting and related services earn 40% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How New York University Compares for Accounting and Related Services

All 349 colleges reporting accounting and related services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1New York University New York, NY$134,461$127,979#3$82,270
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$134,105$122,027#8—
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$128,337$140,194#1$77,802
4Fordham University Bronx, NY$126,830$120,716#9$76,766
5George Washington University Washington, DC$126,566$110,905#39$76,286
6Rice University Houston, TX$124,073$126,146#4$65,805
7Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD$122,816$107,785#54$71,938
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$122,697$111,646#35$73,673
9Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA$120,311$109,475#47$91,369
10Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$119,951$128,685#2$75,990

Other Majors at New York University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Legal Professions and Studies$254,326$167,839#1 of 11
Business Administration, Management and Operations$232,460$184,729#8 of 861
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$188,168$178,835#1 of 92
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$180,138$91,612#1 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$173,716$107,240#10 of 78
Computer Science$172,796$108,067#16 of 48
Real Estate$156,252$128,898#3 of 15
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$152,422$113,704#5 of 72
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$151,024$141,353#35 of 432
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$135,852—#30 of 62
Health and Medical Administrative Services$133,466$91,372#18 of 211
Statistics$128,820$104,788#12 of 18
Engineering-Related Fields$127,277$114,850#20 of 40
Human Resources Management and Services$125,710$87,072#8 of 159
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$120,018$80,996—
Educational/Instructional Media Design$117,843—#2 of 82
Public Administration$109,946$82,887#8 of 243
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$106,674$71,369#1 of 36
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—$100,602—
Civil Engineering$99,685$91,660#31 of 81
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$94,135$63,849#2 of 7
International Relations and National Security Studies$93,034$59,814#17 of 40
Biology$90,999$69,912#8 of 57
Public Health$90,473$66,652#45 of 201
Computer Software and Media Applications$89,704$54,671#24 of 26
Education$83,789$76,983#3 of 32
Research and Experimental Psychology$82,490$48,960#2 of 13
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$80,567—#9 of 52
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$77,975$56,147#11 of 20
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$75,912$64,527#41 of 243

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do New York University accounting and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $82,270 one year after graduating and $134,461 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does New York University rank for accounting and related services?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for accounting and related services graduates, New York University ranks #1 by median pay four years after graduation, and #3 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is accounting and related services at New York University worth it?

Its graduates earn 40% more than the national median for accounting and related services ($95,833), and the median federal debt at graduation is $33,052.

← All data for New York University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.