Accounting at Kean University

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

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and has a total student population of 14,064. In 2021, 121 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Kean.

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

Kean Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Kean

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Kean does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Kean Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Kean 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 Kean 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
	15
	28
	106
	121
	174
	186
	194
	278
	312
	322
	331
	367
	391
	404
	420
	428
	635

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Kean. This makes it the #332 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Kean Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kean is $49,189. This is 6% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Kean

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Kean University.

Kean Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 121 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Kean in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Kean since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	39
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Kean Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Kean does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kean University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	135

Related Majors

• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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 Kean University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	43,380	$46,860
Accountants and Auditors	37,370	$90,400
Financial Managers	21,340	$175,880
Financial Analysts	10,560	$106,100
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,130	$47,450

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 Daniel Collins under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.