Accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FDU is located in Madison, New Jersey and has a total student population of 3,396. In 2021, 49 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from FDU.

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

FDU Accounting Degrees Available

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

FDU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at FDU 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
	60
	103
	175
	282
	300
	351
	557
	598
	671
	737
	788
	832

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in accounting from FDU. This makes it the #352 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

FDU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at FDU awarded 49 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at FDU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at FDU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

FDU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 11 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FDU, about 73% were men and 27% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. FDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from FDU, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FDU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors	37,370	$90,400
Credit Analysts	2,690	$85,030
Business Professors	2,510	$111,740
Financial Examiners	2,310	$109,100
Budget Analysts	2,160	$83,710

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.