Accounting at New Jersey City University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what New Jersey City University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,550. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from NJCU.

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

NJCU Accounting Degrees Available

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

NJCU Accounting Rankings

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

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 NJCU 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
	64
	91
	91
	111
	228
	234
	287
	301
	391
	587
	675
	689
	811
	886
	1,019

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NJCU. This makes it the #112 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NJCU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at NJCU is $41,328. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at NJCU

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

NJCU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NJCU, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NJCU Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at NJCU awarded 47 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Jersey City University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	111

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 New Jersey City 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 Stepanstas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.