Accounting at Rider University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Rider University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year. Of the 396 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rider University in 2021, 68 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.

Rider Accounting Degrees Available

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

Rider Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Rider 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 Rider 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
	18
	45
	49
	53
	57
	83
	132
	215
	432
	486

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Rider. This makes it the #133 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Rider. About 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Rider since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Rider 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 Rider University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rider Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Rider. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Rider, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Accounting and Finance

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 Rider 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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.