Accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,479. Of the 88 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus in 2021, 21 of them were accounting majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how FDU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
	30
	44
	162
	171
	219
	277
	579
	633
	743

In 2021, 100 students received their master’s degree in accounting from FDU. This makes it the #31 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 - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - Metropolitan Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

FDU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from FDU. About 76% were men and 24% 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 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from FDU, 71% 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 - Metropolitan Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	71
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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 - Metropolitan 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
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.