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. Of the 274 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Jersey City University in 2021, 64 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.

NJCU Accounting Degrees Available

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

NJCU Accounting Rankings

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

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 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
	44
	77
	89
	183
	189
	227
	272
	288
	360
	553
	651
	652
	733
	738
	780

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NJCU. This makes it the #107 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from NJCU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from NJCU. About 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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.

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 New Jersey City University.

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 Stepanstas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.